a city in the East Indies, capital of a province of the same name, on the western side of the peninsula. It is furnished with handsome mosques and caravanseras. The buildings are chiefly of freestone, and pretty high, and the streets planted on each side with trees. They have large gardens well stocked with fruit trees and vines. The soil about it is also very fertile, and the sheep fed in its neighbourhood are remarkably large and strong. E. Long. 75° 30'. N. Lat. 19° 10'.