Sarapion ( grc, Σαράπιον, also spelled Serapion) was an ancient
proto-Somali port city in present-day
Somalia. It was situated on a site that later became
Mogadishu. Sarapion was briefly mentioned in
Ptolemy's ''
Geographia'' as one of the harbours a trader would encounter after sailing southernly on the
Indian Ocean, passing along the way by the ''Market of Spices'' (
Damo) and the emporium of
Opone. The town is believed by modern scholars to have been positioned in the vicinity of Mogadishu and
Warsheikh
Warsheikh ( so, Warsheekh, Warshiiq, Warshiikh , translit=Warshiiq, ar, ورشيخ,) is an administration center and coastal town of Warsheikh district. Warsheikh is located in the southeastern Middle Shabelle region of Hirshabelle State of Som ...
in present-day south-central Somalia.
[Boats of the World: From the Stone Age to Medieval Times By Seán McGrail p. 52]
See also
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Maritime history of Somalia
References
Ancient Somalia
City-states
African civilizations
Maritime history of Somalia
Ancient Greek geography of East Africa
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