Population o f the Plains o f Tafilelt, I f we except the habitations and castles near the river, the population o f the plains is v e ry inconsiderable i a few tents o f the A rab s whose original stock inhabit Sahara, are occasionally discovered, w hich serve to break the uniformity o f the unvaried horizon. A person who imagines a vast plain, bounded by an even horizon, similar to the sea out o f sight o f land, will have an accurate idea o f this country, The goats o f Tafilelt are uncommonly large: there is a breed o f them preserved b y the Jitnperor o f MaroccQ on the island o f Mngodor, CHAPTER IV. Population o f the Empire o f Marocco.— Account o f its Sea-porls, Cities, and Towns. V a RI o u s and contradictory statements have been made by travellers, o f the population o f this country. From all the accounts which I have been able to collect on the subject, and from authentic information, extracted from the Imperial Register, o f the inhabitants o f each province, I think the following as correct a statement as can possibly be made : Inhabitants. T h e c ity o f M arocco - 270,000 Fas, old and new c ity - 380,000 Mequinas - - 110,000 Muley Dris Zerone - 12,000 Tetuan - - 16,000 Tangier - 6,000 A r z illa - . '4 1)O0O El Araiche - - 3,000 Mamora - g 0o Salee . 18,000 Rabat - - 25,000 Total - _ 84 1,300 E
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