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Ancient port mentioned by ancient author(s)
Ancient port mentioned by modern author(s) only
Potential ancient harbour, from a nautical point of view
NB | Ancient name | Modern name |
3411 | Charadros, Charadropolis, Chaladropolis, near Mount Kasion, Casius, Thronos | Kesab bay at the border between Turkey and Syria, at the toe of mount el-Aqra |
3412 | Posidium Prom., Polia Prom., Poseidion, Sidonia, Diospolis, archaic port | Ras el-Bassit, Basit |
3413 | Pasieria | Mina el-Fasri |
3414 | Leucos Limen, archaic Mahadu, port of archaic Ugarit | Minet el-Beida, near Ras Shamra |
3415 | Heraclea de Cassiotis, Portus Albus, archaic Resu? Biruti? | Ras ibn Hani, North bay |
3416 | Heraclea de Cassiotis, Portus Albus, archaic Resu? Biruti? | Ras ibn Hani, South bay |
3417 | Laodicea, Laodikeia | Lattaquie, Lattakieh, at Ras Ziaret |
3418 | navigable river | Probably R el-Khebir |
3419 | Qalat er-Rouss | |
3420 | port of archaic Gibala, Gabala, Galba, Ushnatu, Usnatu? | near Tell Tweini, near Jable, Jablah, Jebleh |
3421 | Shuksi, Pelleta? | Tell Sukas? |
3422 | Paltos, Paltenorum, Pelleta? | Arab al-Mulk, Belda al-Mulk, in the outlet of Nahr es-Sinn |
3423 | Balaneas Prom., Balanaia, Balaneai, Balaneae, Claudia Leukas | Baniyas, Banyas |
3424 | Maraccas | near Marqueh |
3425 | Karnos, Karne, Carne, Carnus, Carnas | Tell Qarnum |
3426 | Antarados, Constantia | Tartous |
3427 | Enydra | Tell Ghamqe |
3428 | Aradus, Arados insula | Arwad, Arvad |
3429 | Marathos, mainland port of Arados | Amrit |
3430 | islet of el-Habbes | |
3431 | islet of Machroud | |
3432 | Port of Simyra | Tabbat el-Hammam, ashlar breakwater on the beach at the toe of the modern one |
3433 | archaic Simyra, Sumur? | Tell Kazel, on R Nahr el-Abrash |
3434 | Cheikh Zennad, on R Nahr Estouen | |
3435 | Arca, Arkite, archaic Irqata, Caesarea ad Libanum | Tell Arqa |
3436 | Ibirta, Bruttus | al-Abde |
3437 | Orthosia, archaic Ullasa, port of Arca, Herakleia, on R Eleutheros | Ard Artusi, on R Nahr al-Berid |
3438 | Tripolis, archaic Wahliya, Wahlia, Mahallata | Al-Mina, Tripoli |
3439 | Al-Mina, Tripoli, islet of el-Baqar | |
3440 | Al-Mina, Tripoli, South bay | |
3441 | Kalamos | al-Qalamoun |
3442 | Ampa, Ampi, Ambi, Trieros, Terus | Enfe, canal |
3443 | Ampa, Ampi, Ambi, Trieros, Terus | Enfe |
3444 | Chekka, Shaqqa North | |
3445 | Chekka, Shaqqa South | |
3446 | Theouprosopon, archaic Shigata | el-Heri, near Ras Chekka |
3447 | Botrys | Batroun, quarry with a wall dug in the rock |
3448 | Botrys, Batruna, Bitirume? | Batroun, South bay |
3449 | Byblos, Gubala, Gubla, Gebal, world’s oldest sea port? (exporting cedar wood to Egypt, ca 3000 BC) | Jbeil |
3450 | Byblos | Jbeil, Chamiye |
3451 | Byblos | Jbeil, bay of el-Skhiny |
3451.1 | Periphereia | Tabarja |
3452 | Palaibyblos | near Jounieh |
3453 | Biruta, Berytos, Beryte, Berut, Beyrouth | Beyrouth, Beirut (excavation Bey 039) |
3454 | Biruta, Berytos, Beryte, Beyrouth | Beyrouth, Beirut, Minet el-Hosn under Venus Towers |
3455 | Heldua, Hedua, Hildua, Laodikeia in Canaan? | Khalde |
3456 | Porphyreon Polis, Leonton polis? | near Jiyeh |
3457 | Alsos Asklepiou, on R Bostrenos | near Hababiye |
3458 | Sidon | Saïda, isle of Zire, with several quarries |
3459 | Siduna, Sidon, archaic Kar Esarhaddon | Saïda, Saida |
3460 | Siduna, Sidon, archaic Kar Esarhaddon | Saïda, quarry on rocky spit on western seafront of the port |
3461 | Yarimuta? Bitsupuri? | Tell el-Bourak, el-Burak, near Addusiyye |
3462 | Tomb of Rhodope? | Sabaa Rais (Seven captains) or islet 1 km north of Tyre? |
3463 | Sarepta, Sariptu, Makra Kome | Phoenician port at Ras es Shiq, near Sarafand |
3464 | Sarepta, Sariptu, Makra Kome | Roman port at Ras el-Qantara, near Sarafand |
3465 | Ad Nonum, Ornithon Polis? Ma’rubbu? | Adloun |
3466 | Djar, Zurai, Surri, Suru, Tyr, Tyre, Tyros, port Nord, Sidonian port | Sour, North port |
3467 | Tyre “Port Sud – Bassin Ouest”, Egyptian port, is not a port but a landfill with a possible quay | Sour, South side |
3468 | Tyre “Port Sud – Bassin Est”, Egyptian port, is not a port but a landfill with a possible quay | Sour, South side |
3469 | Palaityros, Palaeotyre, archaic Ushu, Usu, Uzu, Hosah? | el-Bass at Sour, or el-Mashouk? |
3469.1 | Poidebard’s offshore moles in this area | |
3470 | Sinde | near Mansouri |
3471 | Alexandroschene | Iskandarouna |
3472 | Hammon | South of Iskandarouna |
3473 | Misrefot-Yam | at Lebanon-Israel border |
3474 | Ekdippa, Acdippa, Kheziv, Gesiv, Cziv | Achziv, Akzib |
3475 | Nea Come? | Tell Kabri, el-Qahweh, near Nahariya, on R Ga’aton |
3475.1 | Nea Come? | Khirbet Kabarsa, Balfour street at Nahariya, near R Ga’aton |
3476 | Ake, Akka, Antiocha Ptolemais, Saint-Jean d’Acre | Acre, Akko, with ancient ashlar breakwater under modern one, with ancient lighthouse on Tower of Flies |
3477 | Archaic Akko, Akka | South of Tell Akko, Napoleon Hill, on R Na’aman |
3478 | Exope? | Tell Keisan, Kison |
3479 | R Belos, Belus , famous for glassmaking | Tell Afek, Afik, Khirbet Kurdaneh, Kirdani, springs of R Na’aman |
3480 | Aksaph, near R Pacida, port of Megiddo | Tell abu Hawam, Haifa, near R Qishon |
3481 | Sykamina | Shiqmona, Haïfa West |
3482 | Tell Megadim | |
3483 | Athlit-Yam, submerged off Atlit at 12 m depth | |
3484 | Boukolonpolis, Arados? | Athlit, Atlit, with ancient lighthouse(s) |
3485 | Tell Nami | |
3486 | Doros, Dora, Dura | Dor, Dora, North bay, Moshav Bay |
3487 | Doros, Dora, Dura, Hellenistic port | Dor, Dora, Love Bay |
3488 | Doros, Dora, Dura, archaic port | Dor, Dora, South bay, Nahsholim Bay, near Tantura lagoon |
3489 | Krokodeilonpolis | Tell Tannimin, near Tell Mevorach located 2400 m inland at Beit Hanania, on R Tannimin |
3490 | Stratonos Pyrgos, Tour de Straton, Straton’s Tower | Caesarea Maritima, pre-Roman port |
3491 | Stratonos Pyrgos, Tour de Straton, Straton’s Tower | Caesarea Maritima, pre-Roman interior port of Straton’s Tower, with ancient lighthouse |
3492 | Caesarea Palaestinae, Cesaree, Ace, Sebastos | Qesaria, Caesarea Maritima, Roman port of Herod, built from 22 to 10 BC, with Drusion lighthouse |
3493 | Sdot Yam, fish ponds | |
3494 | port of Burgatha? | Giv’at Olga |
3495 | Tell Mikhmoret | |
3496 | Tell Ifshar, Tell Hefer, on R Alexander | |
3497 | Natania | Netanya |
3497.1 | Tell Poleg, on R Poleg | |
3498 | Apollonia, Sozousa | Arsuf |
3499 | Tell Michal and Tell Makmish near Herzliya Marina | |
3500 | Tell Gerisa, Jarisha, Napoleon hill, on R Yarkon | |
3501 | Tell Quasile, Namal Tel Aviv, on R Yarkon | |
3502 | Tell Qudadi, Kudadi, on R Yarkon | |
3503 | Joppe, Iope, Yapu, Yafo | Jaffa, on possible ancient outlet of R Ayalon |
3504 | port of Iamneia | Yavne-Yam, Minet Rubin, near R Sorek |
3504.1 | Tell Mor, Ashdod | |
3505 | Asdudimmu, Azotos Paralios, Azot | Ashdod-Yam, near Islamic fortress |
3506 | Maioma Ascalonitis | near Ashkelon |
3507 | Ascalon, Askaluna, Asqaluna | near Ashqelon |
3508 | Anthedonius portus, Anthedon, Agrippias | Blakhiyah, Khirbet Teda NW of Gaza City |
3509 | Gazaion Limen, Gazeorum, Seleukeia Gaza, Kadytis, Constantia, Neapolis, Hazzatu | Gaza City |
3510 | el-Moghraqa | |
3511 | Tell es-Sakan, near wadi Ghazzeh | |
3512 | archaic Sharuhen? on archaic “Brook of Egypt” | Tell al-Ajjul, on wadi Ghazzeh, Nahal Habesor |
3513 | possibly archaic port? on archaic “Brook of Egypt”, archaic “sealed harbour of Egypt”? | Taur Ikhbeineh, on wadi Ghazzeh, Nahal Habesor |
3514 | Gazeorum Portus? on archaic “Brook of Egypt” | Tell es-Sanam, on wadi Ghazzeh, Nahal Habesor |
3515 | Thabatha | Umm el-Tut |
3516 | Deir el-Balah | |
3517 | Tell Ruqeish | |
3518 | Tell Ridan | |
3519 | Raphia | Rafah |