Aidhab

Aidhab was a medieval port on the African coast of the Red Sea, in the Halaib region on the modern border of Egypt and Sudan. From the 10th to the 14th century it was a major harbour for pilgrims crossing to Jeddah and for the spice trade between Egypt, Yemen and India, linked by caravan routes to Qus and Aswan on the Nile. It was raided by King David of Makuria in the 1270s and declined in the 15th century.