Muza (city)

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Muza was an ancient port city in ancient southern Arabia on the Red Sea coast . It is considered likely that muza corresponds to today's mocha in Yemen , or was at least close to today's mocha.

According to the Periplus Maris Erythraei , Muza on the route from Arsinoe (near Suez) was the first safe haven on the Arabian coast after Leuke Kome, more than 1000 nautical miles to the north . It was the capital of Mafar Province under Holaibos and the main port on the east coast of the Red Sea. It maintained intensive trade relations with the Avalites opposite on the African side and controlled Azania on the African east coast for the Sabeans . It was an important port for trade with India ; Merchant ships crossed the Indian Ocean directly from here .

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Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ Periplus 7 a. 21-25
  4. ↑ Eckart Olshausen, Holger Sonnabend: Stuttgart Colloquium on the Historical Geography of Antiquity, 7, 1999, p. 371