Ash Shihr
| Ash Shihr | |
|---|---|
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Northern gateway of Ash Shihr on a stamp issued in 1942 | |
  Ash Shihr Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°ECoordinates: 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E | |
| Country |
 Yemen |
| Governorate | Hadhramaut |
| Time zone | Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Ash-Shihr (Arabic: الشحر) (transliteration al-Shiḥr) is a coastal town in Hadhramaut, southern Yemen. It is located at around 14°45′39″N 49°36′25″E / 14.76083°N 49.60694°E. It was a part of the Qu'aiti Sultanate before the unified Yemen was formed.
Ash Shihr was involved in the export of frankincense in ancient times, to places as far as China.[1]
References
- ↑ Ralph Kauz (2010). Ralph Kauz, ed. Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: From the Persian Gulf to the East China Sea. Volume 10 of East Asian Economic and Socio-cultural Studies - East Asian Maritime History. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 130. ISBN 3-447-06103-0. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
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