Akila/Okelis

settlement · 30 BC – 2099 AD

A coastal station or anchorage and associated settlement that scholars identify with the modern Khawr/Khor Ghurayrah on Yemen's Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd headland in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. This small bay is almost closed by sand and coral reefs today. The precise location of the ancient settlement is not known.

Coordinates
12.71378, 43.47912
Also known as
Akila, Ocilia, Okelis
Dating
attested

Sources

See Akila/Okelis on the map →

Akila/Okelis — Ancient Maps