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Charmutha, alsoSharmutha was an ancient Arabianharbor located on the shores of theRed Sea,[1] along the coasts of theArabian Peninsula. Its exact position, between the city ofYanbu and the bay ofJeddha, is disputed.
According toDiodorus the Sicilian,[2] Charmutha was one of the most renowned ports of antiquity. Itscothon resembled that ofCarthage and consisted of two basins, the first rectangular, the second circular.[3] It was large enough to accommodate 2,000 boats. There was a wooded island with the possibility of market gardening, fed by many freshwater canals.