Sailing Around Erythraean Sea: Thirty Four

The previous Section gave us a glimpse of Asir mountains running parallel to the coastal plains of Saudi Arabia, and Oman. The mountain also streches beyond the boarder of Saudi and enters into Oman. Just where the mountains stop, off the sea there is a cluster of seven islands named Zenobian islands in ancient times. Modern day name of it is Kamran Islands, which is the largest island in the Red Sea.

Sailing along the coast, which trends northward towards the entrance of Persian sea there are many islands known as Calaei, after about two thousand stadia extending along the shore. The inhabitants are a treacherous lot, very little civilised.

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1. Calaei islands: Hormoz and Lark Island at the entrance of Persian Gulf, both situated in the strait of Hormoz, and they do not have an ancient history. Queshm, an arrow shaped island in the strait of Hormoz, because of the presence of Hormoz on its northeast and of Lark Island in the southeast and Hengam island lying south of Shib Deraz village of Queshm, suit the description of "the entrance of Persian sea there are many islands known as Calaei". Human presence in the island dates back to Paleolithic period. Names like Queshm, Keshm, Kush and Tunb mark the lengthy stay of Elamites in the area, and the presence of Daylamites, warlike people matches the description of treacherous inhabitants, very less civilized. Look at Google Maps: northwest of Hormoz island is Bandar Abbas. And southwest of Bandar Abbas is Queshm. Ras al Khaimah is south of Queshm. Here is the entrance to Persian Gulf. Kuwait and Basra are at the  top of the Gulf.

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