Minet el-Beida

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 name Ma'hadu
Location Latakia, Syria
Coordinates 35.607°N 35.776°E / 35.607; 35.776
Type settlement, port
History
Founded late fifteenth century BC
Periods Bronze Age
Cultures Canaanite
Satellite of Ugarit
Events Bronze Age collapse
Site notes
Excavation dates 1928—1935
Archaeologists Claude F. A. Schaeffer
Ownership Public
Public access No

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

History

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.

Gallery

See also