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 Camarata. South of Rashgun are the scattered stones of Takebrit, or the "Vaults," occupying the site of the ancient Siga, and to the west the fragments of an ancient enclosure not far from Cape Honein, a name transformed by seafarers into that of Noah, At this point, overlooked by the escarpments of the Jebel Tajara, stood the important Arab town of Honein, one of the outports of Tlemcen before the conquest of Oran by the Spaniards.

Between the Tafna and the Murocco frontier the modern French seaport of Nemours occupies the site of the Arab town of Jemâa-el-Ghazawat (Rasaat), the

Roman Ad Fratres. This Latin name is explained by the two rocks, still known as the "Two Brothers," which lie off the coast to the west; while the Arabic appellation of the "Corsairs' Mosque" recalls the time when this creek was a nest of pirates. East of the city rises the bluff on which stood the corsairs' stronghold and mosque. The port is not sufficiently sheltered to give access at all times to the steamers and sailing-vessels which place Nemours in direct communication with Oran and with the Spanish ports of Melilla on the Marocco coast, and Almeria and Malaga on the opposite Andalusian seaboard. Like the Berber town of Nedroma, lying 14 miles to the south, it is surrounded by hills, which abound in rich iron, manganese, and other mineral ores. Near the kubba of Sidi-Brahim, to the