The Dahlak Islands are a group of 124 islands in the Red Sea, off the port of Massawa, in present-day Eritrea. Only four are inhabited; the main island is Dahlak al-Kabir. The islands have been known from ancient times for their marine life and pearl fishery. For the Christian kingdom of Aksumite Ethiopia (c. 100 to 940 C.E.), they served as a bridgehead for invasions of Arabia until they were occupied by the Muslims in 83/702. From then on they served instead as a bridgehead of
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Islam.
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