Al-Līṯ

Al-Lith is a port on the Red Sea coast southwest of Mecca, where a broad valley descends from the Sarawat mountains to the Tihama plain. Floodwaters from its tributaries spread across the lowlands before reaching the sea. The port received ships from Yemen, Jazan and the African coast, and goods arriving there could be carried onward to Mecca and Jeddah.