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Minet el-Beida

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Minet el-Beida
المينا البيضا
1933 aerial view of Minet el-Beida
Located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameMa'hadu
LocationLatakia, Syria
Coordinates35°36′25″N 35°46′34″E / 35.607°N 35.776°E / 35.607; 35.776
Typesettlement, port
History
Foundedlate fifteenth century BC
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesCanaanite
Satellite ofUgarit
EventsBronze Age collapse
Site notes
Excavation dates1928—1935
ArchaeologistsClaude F. A. Schaeffer
OwnershipPublic
Public accessNo

Minet el-Beida (Arabic: المينا البيضا, The White Harbor; or ancient Maʾḫadu[1]) is a small bay located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

History

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Minet el-Beida on the map of localities in the kingdom of Ugarit

It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Astour, Michael C. (1970). "Maʾḫadu, the Harbor of Ugarit". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 13 (2): 113–127. doi:10.2307/3596082. ISSN 0022-4995.
  2. ^ Michael C. Astour, Ma'Hadu, the Harbor of Ugarit, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 113 – 127, 1970

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