Bi'r `Ali | |
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| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Shabwah |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Biʾr ʿAlī is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Shabwah Governorate. The name means "Ali's Well" in Arabic. In pre-Islamic times, the port was called Qanīʾ (Qane, Cana, Ancient Greek: Κάνη).[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Alternative spelling, Kanê; see: Rougeulle, Axelle (2001). "Notes on pre- and early Islamic harbours of Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen)". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 31: 203–214. JSTOR 41223682.
- ^ Seland, Eivind (2005). "Ancient South Arabia: trade and strategies of state control as seen in the "Periplus MarisErythraei"". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 35: 271–278. JSTOR 41219383.
- ^ Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 27, 29, 32, 33, 36, 57
- ^ Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 6.26.7