Zula

Zula stands on a narrow coastal plain near the head of a Red Sea gulf. Nearby are the remains of Adulis, the ancient port of the kingdom of Aksum, where ships and merchants connected the African highlands with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Sediment carried down from the mountains gradually extended the shoreline, leaving the old port inland. The Saho name Ado Lay, meaning clear water, is associated with the nearby site.