What coastal archaeological site in Umm Al Quwain, linked with the inland centre of Mleiha, was a major trading city in the first century CE?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Ed-Dur
- Step 1: Ed Dur is an ancient city in Umm Al Quwain, closely associated with the inland trading centre of Mleiha, and dubbed 'one of the most significant lost cities of Arabia'. Answer: Ed-Dur. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea indicates that Omana was the most important port in the Gulf during the first century CE, and Ed Dur has a temple to the Sun God Shams/Shamash. Why not the others: Mleiha is the inland trading centre associated with Ed Dur rather than the coastal city itself.
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