label (rdfs:label) | Sharm Yanbu? 15 km NW of Yanbu.
This hypothetical area is close to Diodorus' description:
> the total circumference is 23 km (close to his 100 (...)stades);
> the central island might be now connected to the mainland on the NE side where siltation occurred over time, near the outlet of the wadi ;
> the total area might have been between 2000 and 3000 ha (ample space for his 2000 ships) ;
> the entrance is 300 m wide (more than his 200 feet = 60 m) but this depends much on coral growth which may have varied in time and with urbanisation. Geometry (rdf:langString) (iso6391:en) |