al-Mukhā

by Um, Nancy

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Al-Mukhā (Mocha, Moka, Mokha) was a major maritime hub of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean beginning in the tenth/sixteenth century, under Ottoman rule, and thrived as a key outlet of the Yemeni interior through the middle of the nineteenth century. It lies on Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast in the Taʿizz governorate, on the lowland Tihāma plain. Al-Mukhā is known popularly for its association with Yemen’s early-modern coffee trade, a reputation that is frequently exaggerated. The city’s his…

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Al-Mukhā (Mocha, Moka, Mokha) was a major maritime hub of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean beginning in the tenth/sixteenth century, under Ottoman rule, and thrived as a key outlet of the Yemeni interior through the middle of the nineteenth century. It lies on Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast in the Taʿizz governorate, on the lowland Tihāma plain. Al-Mukhā is known popularly for its association with Yemen’s early-modern coffee trade, a reputation that is frequently exaggerated. The city’s historical record begins with

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Um, Nancy

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