Editing Gerrha (section)

{{Short description|Archaeological site in Saudi Arabia}}
{{for|the ancient city and bishopric in Egypt|Gera (Egypt)}}
[[File:East-Hem 100bc.jpg|thumbnail|Kingdom of Gerrha in 100 BC.]]
[[File:NabateensRoutes.png|thumb|Gerrha and its neighbors in AD 1.]]'''Gerrha''' ({{langx|grc|Γέρρα|translit=Gérrha}}) was an ancient and renowned city within [[Eastern Arabia]], on the west side of the [[persian Gulf]].<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Gerrha |volume=11 |page=903}}</ref> Known from Greek sources, it has been identified with a few candidate archaeological sites in [[Eastern Arabia]], with the main candidates being Hagar (modern-day [[Hofuf]]) and [[Thāj|Thaj]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Potts |first=Daniel |title=Gerrha |date=2015-12-22 |work=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics |url=https://oxfordre.com/classics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-2833 |access-date= |language=en |doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2833 |isbn=978-0-19-938113-5|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

In the aftermath of the conquests of [[Alexander the Great]], and his successors of the [[Seleucid Empire]] in the region, Gerrha became a cite of central importance in the [[Hellenistic world]] and the major site of trading in the [[Persian Gulf]] region. It was a major source of Arabian aromatics and for the transport of goods from [[India]].{{Sfn|Hoyland|2002|p=24}}