Royal Palace of Ugarit

The Royal Palace of Ugarit is a Bronze Age ruins in the former port city of Ugarit on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. The royal residence of the rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Ugarit, it was excavated with the rest of the city from the 1930s by French archaeologist Claude F.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ugarit and Cotes D’Azure Resort.

Ugarit

Ruins

Photo: Disdero, CC BY 3.0.

Ugarit was an ancient Levantine coastal city located in what is today northern Syria, at a site known in Arabic as Ras Shamra or Tell Shamra. Since its discovery in 1928, the site has revealed the oldest known systematic use of an alphabet. Ugarit is situated 200 metres east of Royal Palace of Ugarit.

Cotes D’Azure Resort

Seaside resort

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Cote d'Azur, known locally as the Blue Beach is a beach resort located 8 kilometers north of Latakia, Syria along the Mediterranean coast, on a site of archaeological importance called Ras Ibn Hani. Cotes D’Azure Resort is situated 3½ km southwest of Royal Palace of Ugarit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latakia.

Latakia

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Latakia, also spelt Lattakia, is a major port in Syria, with a population of 550,000. Latakia is a city extending back to Ancient Greek times, and continues to be an important commercial port for Syria today.

Royal Palace of Ugarit

Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient palace on the coast of Syria
Categories: palace, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.60171° or 35° 36′ 6″ north

Longitude

35.78305° or 35° 46′ 59″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8G7QJQ2M+M6

GeoNames ID

12519129

Wikidata ID

Q3273822

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Royal Palace of Ugarit” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قصر أوغاريت الملكي”
Catalan: “Palau Reial d’Ugarit”
Chinese: “烏加里特皇宮”
French: “palais royal d’Ougarit”
French: “Palais royal d’Ougarit”
French: “Palais Royal d’Ougarit”
Spanish: “Palacio real de Ugarit”

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