Leuke Kome

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Leuke Kome was an important Nabataean Red Sea port settlement that served as a key hub for trade between Arabia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean world.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Leuke Kome canonical 4
Leuke 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nabataean settlement ⓘ
ancient port settlement ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Nabataeans ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean
connectsTo Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Peninsula

Egypt ⓘ
Mediterranean world ⓘ
describedAs important Nabataean Red Sea port settlement ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity long-distance trade ⓘ
transshipment of goods ⓘ
hasRole key trade hub ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of Red Sea trade ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Arabia ⓘ
locatedOn Red Sea ⓘ
mentionedIn ancient geographical sources ⓘ
nameMeaning White Village ⓘ
partOf Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
region northwestern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
tradedGoods incense ⓘ
luxury goods ⓘ
spices ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
tradeRoute Arabian incense route ⓘ
linked to: Incense Route

Red Sea–Mediterranean trade route ⓘ
usedFor caravan trade ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabataean kingdom → majorPort → Leuke Kome ⓘ
Augustan wars → hasLocation → Leuke Kome ⓘ
death of Achilles → hasAssociatedPlace → Leuke ⓘ
linked to: Leuke Kome
White Village → hasHistoricalName → Leuke Kome ⓘ