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Port of Saint Symeon

Also known as Port Saint Symeon, Suwaydiyah

The Port of Saint Symeon was the harbour of Antioch at the mouth of the Orontes, near the ancient port of Seleucia Pieria and present-day Samandağ in Turkey. It took its name from the monastery of Saint Symeon the Stylite the Younger on a nearby mountain. Under the crusader princes of Antioch it was the main landing place for Italian merchants and pilgrims, until the Mamluks took Antioch in 1268.

Port of Saint Symeon
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Principality of Antioch

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Port of Saint Symeon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-of-saint-symeon
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“Port of Saint Symeon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-of-saint-symeon. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Port of Saint Symeon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-of-saint-symeon.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Port of Saint Symeon’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-of-saint-symeon (Accessed: ).

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