page_title: Minet el-Beida
hierarchical_section_title: Minet el-Beida
context_page_description: Minet el-Beida is a small bay located 10 kilometers 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Duck container found at Minet el-Beida.
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