Ommana

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Ommana
Place Type: Port of trade
Route: Eastern route
Next on Route: Hōraia
Ancient Area: Arabia
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 35

Topographic info

Longitude 55.626111
Latitude 25.522222
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: Oman
Modern Country: nan

Passage from the Periplus

In the vicinity of the furthest tip of the Isles of Kalaios and of Kalon Oros [“fair mountain”], as it is called, a little further on is the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where there is much diving for pearl oysters. On the left side of the mouth is a mighty range of mountains called the Asabo; on the right side, visible directly across, is another mountain, round and high, called Mt. Semiramis. The sail across the mouth between them is about 600 stades; beyond, the Persian Gulf, a vast expanse, spreads up to places deep within it. At its very head is a legally limited port of trade called Apologos, lying near Charax Spasinu and the Euphrates River. (from the Casson translation)

Bibliography

Ancient source: nan

Bibliography: Potts (1990). The Arabian Gulf, p. 274-91, 306-10