Amrit
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Regions | Phoenicia |
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Founded | 3rd Millennium BC |
Archaeologist | Maurice Dunand |
Excavation date | 1954 |
Periods | Phoenicia |
Locations | Tartus |
Syria | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2318371 |
About Amrit
Amrit, the classical Marathus, was a Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millennium BC, Marat was the northernmost important city of ancient Phoenicia and a rival of nearby Arwad.