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2 The Fortress: Defining and Mapping the Ottoman Frontier in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
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Site History and Archaeology Site History and Archaeology
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The 2002–7 Project The 2002–7 Project
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Excavations of Main Ottoman Buildings Excavations of Main Ottoman Buildings
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Bayt al-Mufti Bayt al-Mufti
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Bayt Khurshid Efendi Bayt Khurshid Efendi
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Bayt al-Basha Bayt al-Basha
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Suakin Port and its Trade Suakin Port and its Trade
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The Suitability of the Harbour The Suitability of the Harbour
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The Economy of the Port The Economy of the Port
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The Extent of Trading Links of the Port The Extent of Trading Links of the Port
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Conclusion Conclusion
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24 Ottoman Suakin 1541–1865: Lost and Found
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Published:December 2009
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Abstract
The island town of Suakin (Ott. Sevvakin) was one of the major Red Sea ports and, for a short period, the capital of the Ottoman eyelet of Habes. It lies 60 kilometres south of present-day Port Sudan, and has recently been the subject of a Sudanese-British collaborative archaeological project focusing on three main areas of research: archaeological study of the development of the settlement, architectural study of the ruins, and the future protection of the place as a cultural site. This chapter summarises the aspects of the project reflecting Suakin's Ottoman history. The study identifies material confirming the activities that led to this prosperity, namely trade. The archaeological evidence recovered in the recent excavations does support the existence of a wide-ranging trade network into which Suakin was linked from the earlier Ottoman period, covering neighbouring areas but also extending to east and south-east Asia.
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