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Hatay

Iskenderun (Alexandretta) Levant trade quay

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

The sea gate of Aleppo, where European steamers exchanged manufactures for Syrian goods across a busy 19th-century roadstead.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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