LOHEIA, a seaport-town of Arabia, Yemen, on the Red Sea, in N. Lat. 15. 42., E. Long. 42. 43. A few of the houses are built of stone, but the majority of them are mere mud huts covered with grass. The harbour is capacious, but is so shallow that vessels cannot approach within some distance of the town. A considerable trade is carried on in coffee, which, however, is of inferior quality to that of Mocha or Hodeida. Pop. about 4000.