Essina
| Ancient Essina | |
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| Location | Somalia |
| City-state existed: | 2nd century |
Essina (
Ancient Greek: Εσσίνα) was an ancient Proto-Somali emporium located on the southeastern coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa.[1]
History
Having risen to prominence in the 2nd century CE, Essina was mentioned in
Benadir coast. However, due to a general lack of excavations in the area, the old city's exact geographical location is unknown.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ptolemy's Topography of Eastern Equatorial Africa, by Henry Schlichter Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography © 1891 - pg 443
- ^ Revue d'études somaliennes, Issues 1-7. 1986. Retrieved 23 November 2014.