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Gerrha (Ancient Greek: Γέρρα, romanized: Gérrha) was an ancient and renowned city within Eastern Arabia, on the west side of the persian Gulf.[1] Known from Greek sources, it has been identified with a few candidate archaeological sites in Eastern Arabia, with the main candidates being Hagar (modern-day Hofuf) and Thaj.[2]
In the aftermath of the conquests of Alexander the Great, and his successors of the Seleucid Empire in the region, Gerrha became a cite of central importance in the Hellenistic world and the major site of trading in the Persian Gulf region. It was a major source of Arabian aromatics and for the transport of goods from India.[3]
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 903.
- ^ Potts, Daniel (2015-12-22), "Gerrha", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2833, ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5
- ^ Hoyland 2002, p. 24.