Gerrha
Gerrha Kingdom جرهاء | |||||||||
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| c. 650 BC–c. 300 AD | |||||||||
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| Capital | Gerrha | ||||||||
| Common languages | Hasaitic (Old Arabic) | ||||||||
| Religion | Arab polytheism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• c. 225-220BC | Abi'el | ||||||||
• c. 220-204BC | Abyatha | ||||||||
• c. 150BC | Harithat | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 650 BC | ||||||||
• Annexed by the Sasanian Empire | c. 300 AD | ||||||||
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Gerrha (Koine Greek: Γέρρα, romanized: Gérrha) 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.