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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ugarit and Cotes D’Azure Resort.
Ugarit
Ruins
Ugarit was an ancient Levantine coastal city located in what is today northern Syria. The site, with its corpus of ancient cuneiform texts, was discovered in 1928. Ugarit is situated 200 metres east of Royal Palace of Ugarit.
Cotes D’Azure Resort
Seaside resort
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
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
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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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Royal Palace of Ugarit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر أوغاريت الملكي”
- 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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