Ayla

by Lecker, Michael

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Ayla , the biblical Elath and modern ʿAqaba (Jordan), was a port town on the coast of the Gulf of ʿAqaba (Baḥr Ayla, Baḥr al-Qulzum), at the southern edge of the Roman Via Nova, which ran north to Bostra (Buṣrā). Ayla played a central role in world trade from ancient times, as the gateway for maritime and overland trade between Egypt and the Mediterranean on the one hand, and South Arabia, Africa, and the Far East on the other. Illustration 1. Map of Ayla. The main event in Ayla’

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Ayla , the biblical Elath and modern ʿAqaba (Jordan), was a port town on the coast of the Gulf of ʿAqaba (Baḥr Ayla, Baḥr al-Qulzum), at the southern edge of the Roman Via Nova, which ran north to Bostra (Buṣrā). Ayla played a central role in world trade from ancient times, as the gateway for maritime and overland trade between Egypt and the Mediterranean on the one hand, and South Arabia, Africa, and the Far East on the other. Illustration 1. Map of Ayla. The main event in Ayla’

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1200

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eng Islam

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Lecker, Michael

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