Ships called dhows with lateen sails would travel between places like the Sultanate of Mogadishu and India across this sea.
The Mabahis, or John Murray, Expedition of 1933–34 traveled to ports around this sea. Ibn Battuta allegedly could not sleep in the town of Zeila on this sea, so he slept on his ship. The Portuguese attempted to use an island in this sea, Socotra, as a base, although the island's infertility led to sickness and abandonment. Vasco da Gama erected a coral pillar in Malindi on this sea in 1498. Ships called dhows with lateen sails would travel between places like the Sultanate of Mogadishu and India across this sea. For 10 points, name this sea between western India and Somalia named for the traders who sailed on it.
The Mabahis, or John Murray, Expedition of 1933–34 traveled to ports around this sea.
Arabian Sea (do not accept or prompt on Indian Ocean) &lt;GA&gt;