ABU-ARISCH, the capital of the territory of the same name, is situated about 24 miles from the Red Sea, in Lat. 16. 40. N. and Long. 42. 20. E. The town is supposed to have been once much nearer the sea, both from the appearance of the surrounding country, and from the fact that the land here is rapidly gaining upon the sea. In its neighbourhood are several rock-salt mines. Population about 5000.