Cardava
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Cardava was an Arabian town mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Karad = Cardava (Pliny.vi.32)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Arabia....The towns which belong to them on the Red Sea are Marane, Marma, Corolia, and Sabatha; and in the interior, Nascus, Cardava, Carnus, and Thomala, from which they bring down their spices for exportation. One portion of this nation is the Atramitæ39, whose capital, Sabota, has sixty temples within its walls. But the royal city of all these nations is Mariaba40; it lies upon a bay, ninety-four miles in extent, and filled with islands that produce perfumes.
39 The modern district of Hadramaut derives its name from this people, who were situate on the coast of the Red Sea to the east of Aden. Sabota, their capital, was a great emporium for their drugs and spices.
40 Still known as Mareb, according to Ansart.