Red Sea ports of Egypt

E534092

group of ports

The Red Sea ports of Egypt are ancient harbors on Egypt’s eastern coast that served as key naval and trade hubs linking the Nile Valley with Arabia, East Africa, and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Red Sea ports	2
El Tor quarantine station, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of ports ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance	evidence for ancient ship provisioning and repair ⓘ preservation of harbor installations and warehouses ⓘ
associatedWith	ancient maritime routes to India ⓘ trade with Nubia and the Horn of Africa ⓘ trade with South Arabian kingdoms ⓘ
connectedTo	Nile River transport network ⓘ overland routes across Eastern Desert ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
economicFunction	collection points for desert caravan trade ⓘ redistribution centers for imported goods ⓘ
governedBy	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic caliphates NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egyptian state ⓘ
historicalRole	maritime trade hubs ⓘ naval bases ⓘ
linkedRegion	Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean world NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Eastern Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf of Aqaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Suez NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainExports	gold ⓘ grain ⓘ stone and minerals ⓘ
mainImports	exotic animals ⓘ incense ⓘ ivory ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ
religiousFunction	departure points for pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ
strategicImportance	access to Arabian and East African coasts ⓘ control of Red Sea trade routes ⓘ
transportMode	camel caravans ⓘ sea transport ⓘ
usedDuring	Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic period ⓘ Ptolemaic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
usedFor	long-distance trade ⓘ military expeditions ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ transport of grain and foodstuffs ⓘ transport of luxury goods ⓘ
usedSince	Pharaonic period ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Necho II → navalBase → Red Sea ports of Egypt ⓘ

Gujarat Sultanate → tradedWith → Red Sea ports of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea ports

El Tor → firstDetectedAt → Red Sea ports of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: El Tor quarantine station, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Augustan wars → hasLocation → Red Sea ports of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea ports