Nikon (Somalia)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Ancient Nicon |
|
| Location | Somalia |
| City-state existed: | 2nd century |
Nikon (alternatively spelled Nicon; Νίκων in Ancient Greek) was an ancient coastal emporium in the Horn of Africa. It was described in the 1st century CE Greco-Roman travelogue the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as being situated in the vicinity of Port Dunford (Bur Gao) in the southern Jubaland region of present-day Somalia.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Somalia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
