The Travels of Marco Polo · Location

Ayas

Also known as Layas, Laias, Layaz

  • port
  • Medieval Armenian

The chief port of Cilician Armenia, on the site of ancient Aegae, known under many spellings including Layas and Lajazzo. It is the Mediterranean gateway where the Polos make landfall and depart again.

Type
port
Style
Medieval Armenian
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 10
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

    The chief port of Cilician Armenia, on the site of ancient Aegae, known under many spellings including Layas and Lajazzo. It is the Mediterranean gateway where the Polos make landfall and depart again.

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