Al Muruj

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ugarit and Ras Ibn Hani.

Ugarit

Ruins

Photo: Disdero, CC BY 3.0.

Ugarit was an ancient Levantine coastal city located in what is today northern Syria, at a site known in Arabic as Ras Shamra or Tell Shamra. Since its discovery in 1928, the site has revealed the oldest known systematic use of an alphabet. Ugarit is situated 4 km northeast of Al Muruj.

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.

Cotes D’Azure Resort

Seaside resort

Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.

Cote d'Azur, known locally as the Blue Beach is a beach resort located 8 kilometers north of Latakia, Syria along the Mediterranean coast, on a site of archaeological importance called Ras Ibn Hani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latakia.

Latakia

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Al Muruj

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Al Murūj”, “El Merouj”, “El Merouj, El Mrouj, El Mroûj, Al Murūj”, and “El Mroûj”
Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.57966° or 35° 34′ 47″ north

Longitude

35.75218° or 35° 45′ 8″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

8G7QHQH2+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 572530505

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

173418

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Al Muruj” goes by many names.

Arabic: “المروج”
French: “Al Muruj”
German: “Al Muruj”

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Localities in the Area

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