Al-Khosuf

Al-Khosuf lay on the old road through the Tihamah plain between Harad and Damad. Known as the Sultani road, this route carried traders and pilgrims along the western side of Arabia. Archaeological remains at stations farther north include an inscription in the ancient South Arabian script, pottery and the foundations of a mosque. Al-Khosuf was one of the successive halting places on this route.