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Archaeological area in the Upper Wādī al-Sirḥān. The main occupation of the area extends from the Bronze Age to the Modern period.
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See Raybūn
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Kālēb was a Christian king of Aksum who launched no fewer than four invasions of South Arabia during the first half of the sixth century CE, one of which he led in person. He pursued a policy of governing South Arabia through Christian Himyarite puppet rulers, and to that end he brought to power Maʿdīkarib Yaʿfur during the invasion of 518 and Sumūyafaʿ Ashwaʿ during that of 529.
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Kaminahū (Sab. Kmnhw) was an important tribe and city-state in the Jawf Valley in the 8th–6th centuries BCE.
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See Kāniṭ
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See Hagar
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Khawlān of the East [Khawlān dhu-Ḥabāb]
See Ṣirwāḥ (tribe)
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The port of Sumhuram was founded by the kingdom of Ḥaḍramawt at the end of the 3rd cent. BCE and remained active until the beginning of the 4th cent. CE. During its long history, the port was involved in long-distance maritime trade, and forged links with many faraway countries. As classical authors already know, port trade revolved around frankincense. The beautiful walled city presents a regular layout. Several industrial activities are attested in the city.
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See Dadān
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See Dadān
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The early exploration of Kilwa, in north-eastern Saudi Arabia, by Gertrude Bell in 1914, hinted at the existence of a 1,000-year-old hermitage site. Recent excavations unearthed a church, 4th-century inscriptions, prehistoric remains, and rock engravings.
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See Rituals
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Kūsh is an archaeological tell located near to the western coast of the northern United Arab Emirates, about 80 kilometres south of the Strait of Hormuz. It contains an excavated occupation sequence dating from the later Sasanian period to about the 13th century AD, with a later, 16th/17th century re-occupation. It is one of very few sites in the region with evidence of later Sasanian occupation.