Red Sea - ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ

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The sea between Egypt and Arabia

Names

  • ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ3
  • Red Sea
  • البحر الأخير2
  • بحر جدة ومصر2
  • خليج ايلة2

Place Type

open-water

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 19° Long. 39.5°1

Attestation

Attestation of names البحر الأخير, خليج ايلة, and بحر جدة ومصر, in the Kitāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa of Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Ibn Rustah. البحر الأخير2 خليج ايلة2 بحر جدة ومصر2 2
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Roger Bagnall et al., Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, JSON (https://zenodo.org/records/14828116: Zenodo, n.d.), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1193921, entry: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39290