Minet el-Beida
| المينا البيضا | |
Duck container found at Minet el-Beida.
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 Shown within Syria
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| Alternate name | Ma'hadu |
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| Location | Latakia, Syria |
| Coordinates | 35°36′25″N 35°46′34″E / 35.607°N 35.776°E |
| 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 Ma'hadu) is a small bay located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit.
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