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ID: 7016790
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7016790
Record Type:
administrative
Adulis (deserted settlement)
Coordinates:
Lat: 15 16 15 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 15.2710
decimal degrees
Long: 039 40 55 E
degrees minutes
Long: 39.6828
decimal degrees
Note:
Located on the gulf of Zula; founded by Ptolomy III; was important trade center until sacked by Arabs in 7th century. The town of Zula may have also been called "Adulis" in documentation.
Names:
Adulis
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Aduli
(
C
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Africa
(continent) (
P
)
........
Eritrea
(nation) (
P
)
............
Semēnawī K’eyih Bahrī
(region (administrative division)) (
P
)
................
Adulis
(deserted settlement) (
P
)
Place Types:
deserted settlement (
preferred
,
C
)
............
founded 3rd century BCE, destroyed in 7th century
archaeological site (
C
)
inhabited place (
H
)
Related geographic places:
distinguished from ....
Zula
.......... (inhabited place)
..................................
(World, Africa, Eritrea, Semēnawī K’eyih Bahrī) [1089989]
Sources and Contributors:
Aduli..........
[
VP
]
..............
Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Adulis..........
[
BHA Preferred
,
VP Preferred
]
.................
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
I, 8
.................
Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Subject:
.....
[
BHA
,
VP
]
..................
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
I, 8
..................
Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
..........
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
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