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Event trade Middle East

Aden

500 BCE

Strategic port at the entrance to the Red Sea, key entrepôt for Indian Ocean trade connecting East Africa, Arabia, and…

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Landmark · Middle East

Aden

500 BCE – still standing

Strategic port at the entrance to the Red Sea, key entrepôt for Indian Ocean trade connecting East Africa, Arabia, and India

Standing in 500 BCE

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