Ras Ibn Hani

Ras Ibn Hani
رأس ابن هاني (in Arabic)
A corridor built of ashlars leads to a ruined archway
A tomb at Ras Ibn Hani
Located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Shown within Syria
Alternative nameBetyllion
LocationLatakia, Syria
Coordinates35°35′6″N 35°44′45.6″E / 35.58500°N 35.746000°E / 35.58500; 35.746000
TypeSettlement
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
History
PeriodsLate Bronze Age to Early Byzantine
CulturesCanaanite, Hellenistic, Roman
Satellite ofUgarit
Site notes
OwnershipMixed public and private
Public accessPartial
Now is the site of Cote d'Azur
Ugarit
A duck container made from hippopotamus tusk, 13th century BC.
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Ras Ibn Hani (Arabic: رأس ابن هاني), Ugaritic Raʾšu,[1] is a small cape located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important archaeological site as it was occupied almost continuously from the late Bronze Age until Byzantine times.[2] The site now is in a major resort area called the Cote d'Azur of Syria.[2]

  1. ^ Naʾaman, Nadav (2004). "Raʾshu, Reʾsi-ṣuri, and the Ancient Names of Ras Ibn Hani". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (334): 33–39. doi:10.2307/4150105. ISSN 0003-097X.
  2. ^ a b Cohen, 2006, p. 124