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Essina

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Ptolemy's Topography of Eastern Equatorial Africa, by Henry Schlichter Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography © 1891 - pg 443
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coast. However, due to a general lack of excavations in the area, the old city's exact geographical location is unknown.
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based on Ptolemy's work. Alternatively, it has been suggested that Essina was buried somewhere along the
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Several modern scholars have positioned the ancient harbour in the vicinity of the
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Having risen to prominence in the 2nd century CE, Essina was mentioned in
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Somalia
Ancient Greek
emporium
Somalia
Horn of Africa
Maritime history of Somalia
Ptolemy
Geographia
early medieval
Merca
Barawa
Somalia
Benadir
Sarapion
Toniki
Malao
Opone
Mosylon
Mudun
Damo
Heis
Hannassa
Gondershe
Qandala
Miandi
Revue d'études somaliennes, Issues 1-7
Categories
Former populated places in Somalia
Ancient Somalia

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