Crossword-Solution: HARMOZIA 8 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 22

Whilst in this country Alexander was rejoined by Nearchus, who had arrived with his fleet at Harmozia (ORMUZ); but who subsequently prosecuted his voyage to the head of the Persian Gulf.

There stood--but one short league away From old HARMOZIA'S sultry bay-- A rocky mountain o'er the Sea-- Of OMAN beetling awfully;[224] A last and solitary link Of those stupendous chains that reach From the broad Caspian's reedy brink Down winding to the Green Sea beach.

Such was the golden hour that broke Upon the world when HINDA woke From her long trance and heard around No motion but the water's sound Rippling against the vessel's side, As slow it mounted o'er the tide.-- But where is she?--her eyes are dark, Are wilder still--is this the bark, The same, that from HARMOZIA'S bay Bore her at morn--whose bloody way The sea-dog trackt?--no--strange and new Is all that meets her wondering view.

They sailed up the gulf, and after one halt reached Harmozia, which has since given its name to the little island of Ormuz.

Alexander ordered games to be celebrated and sacrifices offered up to the gods; then Nearchus returned to Harmozia, as he wished to go as far as Susa with the fleet, and set sail again, having invoked Jupiter the Deliverer.