Minet el-Beida

Minet el-Beida
المينا البيضا
1933 aerial view of Minet el-Beida
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameMa'hadu
LocationLatakia, Syria
Coordinates35°36′25″N 35°46′34″E / 35.607°N 35.776°E / 35.607; 35.776
Typesettlement, port
History
Foundedlate fifteenth century BC
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesCanaanite
Satellite ofUgarit
EventsBronze Age collapse
Site notes
Excavation dates1928—1935
ArchaeologistsClaude F. A. Schaeffer
OwnershipPublic
Public accessNo

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.