Complete the sentence about Chittagong Port with the correct year: In ______, Al-Idrisi noted that merchants from Baghdad and Basra regularly travelled to Chittagong.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1154
The Port of Chittagong is the main seaport of Bangladesh, on the Karnaphuli River. Its harbour appeared on the map of Ptolemy in the 2nd century, and in 1154 Al-Idrisi noted that merchants from Baghdad and Basra regularly travelled to Chittagong.
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