Kana (South Yemen) - Kana

Japanese: カナ(南イエメン) - かな
Kana (South Yemen) - Kana

…It was one of the oldest Arab kingdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, and prospered through the spice trade. Its shipping port of Qana is famous, and the Perspective of the Erythraean Sea records its prosperity, but further details will be revealed through future excavations. Even during the Islamic period, the Arab tribes continued to enjoy independence or semi-independence. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Qana (South Yemen)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アラビア半島で最も古いアラブの王国の一つがあったところで香料貿易で栄えた。積出港のカナQanaが有名で,《エリュトラ海案内記》にカナの繁栄が記されているが,詳細は今後の発掘調査による。イスラム時代にも,アラブ諸部族の独立,半独立がつづいた。…

※「カナ(南イエメン)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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