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once thought to be the city of Posideum mentioned by Herodotus, this identification is disputed based on geographic evidence.

Close to Al Mina is the Cape Basit which has a history of Greek imports nearly as long as that of Al Mina, and its name almost certainly comes from Posideion.

Archaeological findings indicate that the Greeks established a settlement at Tell Sukas at approximately the same time they arrived at Al Mina.

Significance

Al-Mina

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