Sarapion

Ancient Sarapion

Location	Mogadishu,Somalia
City-state existed:	1st century AD^[1]^[2]

Sarapion(Ancient Greek:Σαράπιον,also spelledSerapion) was an ancientportcity located in theHorn of Africa.^[3]

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It was situated on a site that later becameMogadishu.Sarapion was briefly mentioned inPtolemy'sGeographiaas one of the harbours a trader would encounter after sailing southernly on theIndian Ocean,passing along the way by theMarket of Spices(Damo) and the emporium ofOpone.The town is believed by modern scholars to have been positioned in the vicinity ofMogadishuandWarsheikhin present-day south-central Somalia.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^Joseph, Dan; Maruf, Harun (2018-10-01).Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally.Indiana University Press. p. 7.ISBN 978-0-253-03751-0.
^McKenna, Amy (2011-01-15).The History of Central and Eastern Africa.The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 76.ISBN 978-1-61530-322-9.
^Chandra, Moti.Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India.Abhinav Publications. p. 113.ISBN 978-81-7017-055-6.
^An introduction to Somali history from 5000 years B.C. down to the present time By Mohamed Jama p. 19
^Boats of the World: From the Stone Age to Medieval Times By Seán McGrail p. 52

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[1] Joseph, Dan; Maruf, Harun (2018-10-01).Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally.Indiana University Press. p. 7.ISBN 978-0-253-03751-0.

[2] McKenna, Amy (2011-01-15).The History of Central and Eastern Africa.The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 76.ISBN 978-1-61530-322-9.

[3] Chandra, Moti.Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India.Abhinav Publications. p. 113.ISBN 978-81-7017-055-6.

[4] An introduction to Somali history from 5000 years B.C. down to the present time By Mohamed Jama p. 19

[5] Boats of the World: From the Stone Age to Medieval Times By Seán McGrail p. 52

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