Banc Charner
Banc Charner is a reef in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Banc Charner is situated nearby to the locality Ḑāḩiyat al Amal, as well as near Ḩayy al Ghamaqah al Gharbīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tartus Museum.
Tartus Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa was a Catholic cathedral in the city of Tartus, Syria. Erected during the 12th century, it has been described by historians as "the best-preserved religious structure of the Crusades." The cathedral was popular among pilgrims during the Crusades because Saint Peter was said to have founded a small church there dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Tartus Museum is situated 2½ km north of Banc Charner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.
Arwad
Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Arwad, the classical Aradus, is a town in Syria on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Arwad Subdistrict, of which it is the only locality.
Tartous
Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
Tartus, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, is the second largest port in Syria after Latakia and had a population of 115,769 in the 2004 census before the civil war.
Banc Charner
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.86997° or 34° 52′ 12″ northLongitude
35.87056° or 35° 52′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8G6QVV9C+X6GeoNames ID
171847
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Localities in the Area
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