Trade in aromatic materials in the kingdoms of southern Arabia 1100BC – 525MB

Abstract

The geographical location of the countries of Yemen gained great importance from the commercial point of view. From the west it was the Red Sea, while on the east side was the Arabian Gulf and the north was the Hejaz and the Levant. On the south side was the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. All these coasts made the ancient Yemen prosperous commercially, which returned prosperity On its inhabitants, their ships were making their way to India and Abyssinia loaded with goods coming from Egypt, Iraq and the Levant, and they would return on board the goods of India including spices, silk and products of the Arabian Gulf such as pearls and gold. The Yemenis acted as a mediator in the land and sea trade between the regions of the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iraq, the Levant, Abyssinia and India, so the caravan trade was flourishing. Booming commercial markets that gave profit to the Arab residents of the south of the island.