Ancient Red Sea Port Adulis
Ancient Red sea port Adulis: was an ancient port located along the Red Sea in the Gulf of Zula, about 40 kilometers (25
mi) south of Massawa. Its ruins lie within the modern Eritrean city of Zula. Adulis was the emporium considered part
of the D’mt and Aksumite empires. It was close to Greece and the Byzantine Empire, with its luxury-goods and trade
routes. The location of Adulis can be included in the area known to the ancient Egyptians as the Land of the Gods, and
perhaps coinciding with the locality of Wddt, recorded in the geographical list of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Adulis was a center of trade exchange with different parts of the world. Thus, we have ample evidence from past
excavations and explorers and recent archaeological researches on the Red Sea Coast and at Adulis. In the 1st C AD, in
a book the Periplus of the Eritrean Sea, the Greek-Egyptian merchant and the so-called author Artimedero stated that
the Egyptian Pharaoh had been an active trade connection with the southern parts of the Red Sea and especially with
Adulis.
Adulis was a major trade route between the interiors of East Africa & other places in the region, i.e. Egypt , Arabia
(Sabaa), Persia & Indian subcontinent.
Source: Kgomotso Phuti Sibeko ~ FB post ~ 15 Jul 2020
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