ABEX, a country of Africa, bordering on the Red Sea, by which it is bounded on the east. It has Nubia or Sen-
Abeyance naar on the north; Sennaar and Abyssinia on the west; and Abyssinia on the south. Its principal towns are Suakim and Abhebbad. Arkeko. It is subject to the sheriff of Mea, and has the name of the beglerbeglik of Habelth. It is about 500 miles in length and 100 in breadth; is a mountainous country, sandy, barren, and unhealthy, much infested with wild beasts; and the forests abound with ebony trees.