Gerrha
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thumbnail|Kingdom of Gerrha in 100 BC. thumb|Gerrha and its neighbors in AD 1.Gerrha () was an ancient and renowned city within Eastern Arabia, on the west side of the Persian Gulf. Known from Greek sources, it has been identified with a few candidate archaeological sites in Eastern Arabia, with the main candidates being Hagar (modern-day Hofuf) and Thaj.
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thumbnail|Kingdom of Gerrha in 100 BC. thumb|Gerrha and its neighbors in AD 1.Gerrha () was an ancient and renowned city within Eastern Arabia, on the west side of the Persian Gulf. Known from Greek sources, it has been identified with a few candidate archaeological sites in Eastern Arabia, with the main candidates being Hagar (modern-day Hofuf) and Thaj.
In the aftermath of the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent Seleucid Empire in the region, Gerrha became a site of central importance in the Hellenistic world and the major site of trading with Arabia in the Persian Gulf. It was a major source of Arabian aromatics and for the transport of goods from India.