# Ugarit — WHE Definition Discussion (1-361)

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ugarit-whe-definition-discussion-1-361/18582>\
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**Created:** [March 22, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ugarit-whe-definition-discussion-1-361/18582 "2012-03-22T10:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kinjja](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/kinjja/32/370_2.png) [@Kinjja](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/Kinjja)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ugarit-whe-definition-discussion-1-361/18582/1 "2012-03-22T10:50:42Z")

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Ugarit was an important sea port city in the Northern Levant. Though never a world power, Ugarit was a key economic center in the Ancient Near East, serving as a major trade center between Egypt and the major powers of Bronze Age Asia Minor and Mesopotamia.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/ugarit/](https://www.worldhistory.org/ugarit/)._

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