White Village

E741448

White Village is the English translation of the ancient settlement name "Leuke Kome," historically known as a key Nabataean port on the Red Sea.

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White Village canonical 3

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
port city ⓘ
approximateModernCountry Saudi Arabia ⓘ
associatedWith Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
connectedBy caravan routes into Arabian interior ⓘ
maritime routes to Egypt ⓘ
maritime routes to Indian Ocean ports ⓘ
connectedTo overland routes to Petra ⓘ
culture Nabataean ⓘ
describedAs key Nabataean port on the Red Sea ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
function trading port ⓘ
hasEnglishName White Village ⓘ
hasHarbor Red Sea harbor ⓘ
hasHistoricalName Leuke Kome ⓘ
hasNameInAncientGreek Leuke Kome ⓘ
knownFor maritime trade ⓘ
role in incense trade ⓘ
role in spice trade ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
laterInfluence Roman economic sphere ⓘ
locatedOn Red Sea ⓘ
mentionedInSource Periplus of the Erythraean Sea ⓘ
nameMeaningInEnglish White Village ⓘ
partOf Nabataean trade network ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean merchants

Red Sea trade network ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
region northwestern Arabia ⓘ
role customs and transit point for long-distance trade ⓘ
strategicImportance gateway for trade between Arabia and the Mediterranean ⓘ
intermediary port between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean trade ⓘ
tradeGoods frankincense ⓘ
incense ⓘ
metals ⓘ
myrrh ⓘ
spices ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
usedAs port ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leuke Kome → nameMeaning → White Village ⓘ
White Village → hasEnglishName → White Village ⓘ
White Village → nameMeaningInEnglish → White Village ⓘ