Talk:Gerrha

Gerrha's History on Regnal Chronologies
I added a short summary of Gherrha's history, based on information from Bruce Gordan's Regnal Chronologies site. The URL is http://starnarcosis.net/obsidian/arabia.html#Gerrha. Thomas Lessman 03:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Removal of section
I have just removed a questionable section of the text and an associated "reference" as a check of both Amazon.com and Google turned up no mention of either the author given, nor the title of the book. Also the claim that this person "has proved" that Gerrha was Hajar city would certainly be disputed by others in the field. I give the section I have removed below and would welcome any comments from other editors. If it can be shown to be a legitimate claim, I would be most happy to reinstall it.


 * "A researcher, Abdulkhalig A. Al-Janabi, has proved in his book that the city of "Gerra", the legendary lost city, is Hajar city indeed. Hajar city was located at the Northwest corner of the Mountain of Al Qarah, Jabal Al Qarah, and its remnants are still seen near a large cave known as the Cave of Eid. The place is known now as Alkawarij"

Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 09:16, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

"Gerra: The Ancient & International Trading City" Book


Dear Mr. John, this book is published in Arabic. So, you will not find it in Amazon.com.

Please see the cover of the book attached. Gerra

Resaaly (talk) 12:39, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks - and a request for assistance
Thank you so much for your clarification and the link above. Unfortunately, the fact that the book has been published only in Arabic makes it very difficult for most English-speaking editors to assess the source - especially the claim that the author has "proved" the location of ancient Gerrha. This identification is at odds with the suggestions of other well-known scholars in the field. Is there anyone out there with the expertise to assess this claim and report back to us all on this page? Sincerely, John Hill (talk) 08:33, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Discussion on the location
The passage "although there are some difficulties with this argument, given that Al-Ahsa is 60 km inland and thus less likely to be the starting point for a trader's route" objects against Al-Janabi's theory on the location of Gerrha. However, the statement of the contemporary geographer Strabo that Gerrha is located 200 stadia inland, or almost 40 km, substantially weakens the objection, or what do you think? Uttrediay (talk) 13:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC)