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Ugarit
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Ugarit
Ugarit was an ancient port city, the ruins of which are located at what is now called Ras Shamra, a headland in northern Syria. Ugarit was important because it was both a port and at the entrance of the inland trade route to the Euphrates and Tigris lands. The city reached its heyday between 1800 and 1200 BC, when it ruled a trade-based coastal kingdom.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Latakia Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ugaritic kingdom
Later Cultures: Ugaritic kingdom
Site Features: Ugaritic kingdom Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Ugrarit (Tell Shamra)
Date of Submission: 1999
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