:Draft:Cinnamophoræ

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File:Mappa di Eratostene.jpg of Cyrene, an ancient Greek geographer from Cyrene (c. 276 BCE – 194 BCE). At the end of the known world, the cinnamon-bearing region (regio Cinnamophoræ) is shown at the easternmost coast of Africa, corresponding to what is today northern Somalia and Djibouti.]]

Cinnamophoræ (/ˌsɪnəməˈfɔːri/; Latin: Cinnamophoræ, from Ancient Greek: Κινναμοφόρα Kinnamophóra, "cinnamon-bearing [land]") was the name given by ancient Roman and Greek geographers to a region along the Horn of Africa, primarily corresponding to the northern Somali coast (what is today northern Somalia in the regions of Puntland, Somaliland, and the country of Djibouti). The term was used to denote this territory, famous in antiquity for its production and export of cinnamon, along with other valuable spices and aromatic resins.

The region of Cinnamophoræ was a crucial and significant area in ancient Africa that played a major role in global ancient trade, particularly in the Silk Road, the incense trade route, the spice trade network, and the Indo-Roman trade system. It was actively involved in the Greco-Roman commercial exchange with the Eastern world, including ancient India, the Far East, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Cinnamophoræ was considered a major hub for luxury goods, supplying the Mediterranean, the Indian subcontinent, the Far East, and Arabia with highly valued commodities such as myrrh, frankincense, ginger, and cardamom. The region was located along a strategically important maritime trade route, through which merchants, sailors, and ships passed while traveling from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent toward the Greco-Roman world and Arabia. As such, it served as a crossroads of ancient trade during the Classical period and the Late Antiquity.