Description:
Although now in ruins, this ancient port was an important trading centre for 3,000 years. It was built with coral which required constant maintenance and once trade moved to the more modern port of Sudan, it quickly fell into disrepair.
It is located about 30NM south of Port Sudan.
This is a good first landfall after crossing of the Gulf of Aden as it is not necessary to clear into Sudan to visit here, and refuelling and provisioning here is easy.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
The entrance is easy, but be careful in the narrow channel, just close to the big old house in ruins at the island of the old town. Keep your course there at the NW part, as there are two dangerous shallows in the SE of 19°6.772’N 37°20.363’E and 19°6.663’N 37°20.358’E (marked with plastic).
Cruiser Highlights:
Due to the ongoing civil war in the country, the UK Foreign Office advises against any travel to the country. However, cruisers who visited here in the spring of 2023 said the people were nice and friendly and the city seemed safe. See this report from SV Tuvalu.
Position:
19° 08.42'N, 37° 22.17'E (port entrance)
Last updated: August 2023:
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