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Location
Approx. 16 km north of
Lattakia - 166 km from the Hotel.
History
The excavation in
Ras-Shamra uncovered arrow heads and tools from the late Neolithic
era; 7th millennium BC. The city rose to prominence in the 3rd
millennium BC. The richest level of the site was the 14th century BC.
The most important city on the Mediterranean coast. The
Phoenicians
traded with Cyprus, Egypt and Mesopotamia The major contribution of
Ugarit is the first alphabet in the history of mankind. The tablets
discovered in Ugarit dealt with economic, political, administrative
and religious issues. Palaces, temples, tombs and residential quarters
help to reconstruct the ancient kingdom.
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