Ikaros (Failaka Island)

Ikaros (Greek: Ἴκαρος) is an ancient Greek city on Failaka Island, in the Persian Gulf.[1]

Remains of the settlement include a large Hellenistic fort and two Greek temples.[2] It may have been a trading post (emporion) of the kingdom of Characene.

References

  1. ↑ J. Hansamans, Charax and the Karkhen, Iranica Antiquitua 7 (1967) page 21-58
  2. ↑ George Fadlo Hourani, John Carswell, Arab Seafaring: In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times Princeton University Press,page 131
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