Ra’s al Kunaydah

Ra’s al Kunaydah is a locality in Latakia Governorate, Syria. Ra’s al Kunaydah is situated nearby to the locality Al Muruj, as well as near Ra’s Ibn Hani‘.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Latakia Sports City Stadium and Latakia Sports City.

Latakia Sports City Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nouh Hammami, CC BY 2.0.

Latakia Sports City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Latakia, Syria. It is mostly used for football matches. With a capacity of 45,000 spectators, the stadium is the second largest sports venue in Syria.

Latakia Sports City

Sports venue

Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.

Latakia Sports City is a sports complex in Latakia, Syria. It was opened in 1987 on the occasion of the 10th Mediterranean Games hosted by Latakia during the same year.

Ras Ibn Hani

Archaeological site

Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ras Ibn Hani, Ugaritic Raʾšu, is a small cape located 8 kilometers north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important archaeological site as it was occupied almost continuously from the late Bronze Age until Byzantine times. Ras Ibn Hani is situated 3 km north of Ra’s al Kunaydah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latakia.

Latakia

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Latakia, also spelt Lattakia, is a major port in Syria, with a population of 550,000. Latakia is a city extending back to Ancient Greek times, and continues to be an important commercial port for Syria today.

Ra’s al Kunaydah

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ras el Kneda”, “Ras el Kneda, Ras el Knede, Ra’s al Kunaydah”, and “Ras el Knede”
Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.56049° or 35° 33′ 38″ north

Longitude

35.73459° or 35° 44′ 5″ east

Open location code

8G7QHP6M+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 572530502

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

167779

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Ra’s al Kunaydah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “رأس الكنيدة”
French: “Ra’s al Kunaydah”
German: “Ra’s al Kunaydah”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Muruj and Ra’s Ibn Hani‘.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Greens shrine ‘George’ (peace be upon him) and الطيارة.

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