Aynuna on the Red Sea

Aynuna on the Red Sea

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Aynuna was Razor excavated by a Saudi-Polish team between 2014 and 2018.It is a Nabataean port dated to the 1st century BC, with later occupation in the 4th century AD and with some Islamic presence.It is composed of two sites: a commercial factory Places Art and a fortified settlement.It is identified with Leuke Kome mentioned in the Periplus Maris Erythraei and by Strabo in connection with the expedition of Aelius Gallus to Arabia.