For centuries, the port was frequented by traders, merchants and travellers from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and China, including historic explorers such as Ibn Battuta, Niccolò de' Conti and Admiral Zheng He.
The port was frequented by traders, merchants and travellers from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and China, including historic explorers such as Ibn Battuta, Niccolò de' Conti and Admiral Zheng He. This was for centuries.