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Middle East, Northern Red Sea

Massawa

Red Sea coral port

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Ottoman-Egyptian then Italian coral-built Red Sea port

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal, ruins, travel risk.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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