Stories from Early Islam — Page 12
arabian trade route MEDITERRANEAN SEA EGYPT Jerusalem SYRIA Damascus Bosra R. Euphrates R Tigris NEFUD Vast tracts of sand blown into great ridges and dunes ARABIA Yathrib Medina Mecca CARAVAN ROUTES EMPTY REGION One of the world’s hottest and driest deserts YEMEN Aden Mocha RED SEA ARABIAN SEA SEA ROUTE TO INDIA PERSIAN GULF PERSIA NEJD ABYSSINIA 0 MILES 200 0 km 322