Khayrīj

Khayrij was a port on the eastern Hadramawt coast near Sayhut and the mouth of Wadi al-Masilah. The site extends over several hectares near a watercourse, with a large cemetery marking the extent of the old settlement. The geographer Ibn Khordadbeh and later writers mentioned the harbour, and archaeological finds show occupation from at least the ninth to the sixteenth century. Its position near the lower course of the Hadramawt valley gave the port access to both the interior and the Arabian Sea.