Exhibition featuring rare collection of manuscripts on centuries old Arab-Portuguese ties at SIBF 2023
Sharjah: The legacy of the Portuguese in early overseas exploration is legendary, with explorers like Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan and Duarte Barbosa making the arduous journey on open seas from the Atlantic coast to exotic locales in the Indian Ocean. That the Gulf region was an important trading halt on these voyages to India […]
