Abu al Faris
Abu al Faris is an island in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Abu al Faris is situated nearby to the locality `Amrit, as well as near the village Al-Hishe.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arwad.
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. Arwad is situated 9 km northwest of Abu al Faris.
Abu al Faris
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Abou el Farès”, “Abou el Fares, Abou el Farès, Abu el Faris, Abu’lfaris, Abualifaris, Abualiferis, El Faris Islet, Abū al Fāris”, “Abū al Fāris”, “Abu el Faris”, “Abu’lfaris”, “Abualifaris”, “Abualiferis”, and “El Faris Islet”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.78333° or 34° 47′ northLongitude
35.9° or 35° 54′ eastOpen location code
8G6QQWM2+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 572558008OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
174598
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Abu al Faris” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو الفارس”
- French: “Abu al Faris”
- German: “Abu al Faris”
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