Minet el-Beida
Archaeological site located in Syria
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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]
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| Minet el-Beida | |
|---|---|
| المينا البيضا (Arabic) | |
| Ma'hadu | |
1933 aerial view of Minet el-Beida | |
  Location within Syria | |
| 35.607°N 35.776°E | |
| Type | settlement, port |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Canaanite |
| Satellite of | Ugarit |
| Location | Latakia, Syria |
| History | |
| Built | late fifteenth century BC |
| Event | Bronze Age collapse |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1928—1935 |
| Archaeologists | Claude F. A. Schaeffer |
| Owner | Public |
| Public access | No |
History
It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit.
Gallery
Duck container found at Minet el-Beida
Mycenaean high-footed cup, 14th-13th centuries BC, imported to Ugarit. Found in the cemetery of Minet el-Beida
