This chapter reconstructs Loheia through historical travel accounts and early visual sources from the 18th to 19th centuries. It examines the town’s geography, urban layout, and defensive features, highlighting debates over the presence of walls and the mix of huts and masonry buildings. Special attention is given to the al-Zaylaʿī mosque complex and the city’s economic role as a Red Sea port involved in coffee trade, despite environmental constraints and political instability.
Mancini, S. (2025). Chapter 40. Loheia from old accounts, views and maps. Roma : Roma Istituto per l’Oriente C. A. Nallino.
Chapter 40. Loheia from old accounts, views and maps
Serenella Mancini
2025
Abstract
This chapter reconstructs Loheia through historical travel accounts and early visual sources from the 18th to 19th centuries. It examines the town’s geography, urban layout, and defensive features, highlighting debates over the presence of walls and the mix of huts and masonry buildings. Special attention is given to the al-Zaylaʿī mosque complex and the city’s economic role as a Red Sea port involved in coffee trade, despite environmental constraints and political instability.File in questo prodotto:
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