The changing positions of Zabîd's Red Sea port sites

Medieval writers report confusingly the names of different settlements that over time served as ports of entry for the city of Zabîd that lay inland from the Red Sea coast. Clues can be drawn concerning these changes by considering the time when these reports were made. Eye witness accounts are clea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edward J. Keall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa 2008-01-01
Series:Arabian Humanities
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cy/1678