Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Di... (more) Added: 03 April 2008 Queen of Sheba, Queen of Yemen and Arabia, A Discovery channel production USA The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Shebas territory. Sheba: The Ancient Empire The country Sheba or Saba, whose name means Host of Heaven and peace, was Abyssinia. Located in southwest Arabia on the eastern tip of the Red Sea, Sheba was thriving about 3000 years ago and occupied 483,000 square miles of mountains, valleys (wadis) and deserts in the area of present day Yemen. Some historians claim that Ethiopia, on the western end of the Red Sea, was also part of Shebas territory. Sheba was a wealthy country with an advanced irrigation system. Its people, the Sabaeans, built dams as high as 60 feet with spans of almost a mile. They cut large earthen wells ito the Earth, which allowed them to irrigate their abundant gardens. Sheba was also rich in gold and other precious stones. But her real wealth was in her exclusive trade in frankincense and exotic spices sought by neighboring kingdoms. Sheba also had a very lucrative caravan trade. By 1000 B.C., camels frequently traveled the 1400 miles up the Incense Road and along the Red Sea to Israel. The Road began in the port of Al Mukulla and Bir Ali where ships would bring goods from distant India and the Orient. Frankincense is unique to Yemen since it is derived from the sap of a certain tree that grows only in Yemen. Frankincense was used as an offering to the gods and its rich perfumed smoke would rise like prayers to the heavens. Its aroma also made it valuable during cremations and it was often heaped on funeral pyres. Another Sabaean spice was Myrrh, an ingredient in fragrant oils and cosmetics. It was also used in preparing bodies for burial. الجزائر البحرين الامارات الكويت عمان قطر السعوديه خليجية مصر لبنان العراق ليبيا المغرب سورية السودان تونس الأردن فلسطين Algeria / Yemen / /Bahrain / / Palestine/ Iraq/ Kuwait/ Libya/ Lebanon/ Morocco/ Egypt / Mauritania/ Qatar/ Syria/ Sudan/ Oman/ Tunisia /Saudi Arabia/ / Jordan / UAE (less) (less@&(ابوداود)
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