Syria

Ras Ibn Hani

Ras Ibn Hani (Arabic: رأس ابن هاني), Ugaritic Raʾšu, is a small cape located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Ras Ibn Hani (Arabic: رأس ابن هاني), Ugaritic Raʾšu, 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. The site now is in a major resort area called the Cote d'Azur of Syria.

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Syria

Coordinates

35.59° N, 35.75° E