_ 132 _ allowed to hide the rest of Aden's trade with the coastal cities of the Horn of Africa (providers of gold, ivory and slaves) and with the ports of the Hadramaut el Shihr and Zafar from whence Bedouins brought incense and myrrh from the mountains and sold also a breed of horses which were even more highly prized then those from Ormuz. The route for the horse trade passed through Ormuz and later this was to be make the fortune of Goa and the Portuguese Crown. Ormuz was situated at the entry to the Persian Gulf on Jarun, a saline island which had certainly not been favoured by nature. It was entirely dependent on the outside world for subsistence and water had to be brought daily by boat. In an attempt to end this total dependence, as early as the 14th century the Kings of Ormuz gained control of the Persian shore opposite; from their routes led to Isfahan and Shiraz, whilst to the north they linked up with the silk route. The houses of Ormuz were dominated by their chimneys (these were for ventilation). Between them there were short narrow streets and markets which came to life only at night, since the heat in the daytime was unbearable. Non-Muslims could only have their places of worship outside the city, but they were allowed to reside within it, where Muslims, Jews and Christians lived side
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