Stoidis
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Stoidis was a strait of Arabia mentioned by Pliny.[1]
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Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions The Persian And The Arabian Gulfs..... (25.) Beyond their (Chelonophagi) district, in the direction of India, is said to be the desert island of Caicandrus, fifty miles out at sea; near to which, with a strait flowing between them, is Stoidis, celebrated for its valuable pearls.