Ruad Island
Ruad Island is an island in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Ruad Island is situated nearby to the locality Al Arjuwānī, as well as near Ḩayy Muḩammad al Fāḑil.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.
Ruad Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Aradus”, “Arvād”, “Ile de Rouad”, “Jazirat Arwad”, and “Jazīrat Arwād”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.85632° or 34° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
35.85888° or 35° 51′ 32″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8G6QVV45+GHGeoNames ID
172879
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Satellite Map
Discover Ruad Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Ruad Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة أرواد”
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