Wādī al Maghar

Wādī al Maghar is a wadi in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Wādī al Maghar is situated nearby to the locality Baydar al Kharābah, as well as near Ash Shawk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tartus Museum and Tartus Port.

Tartus Museum

Museum

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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 3½ km southwest of Wādī al Maghar.

Tartus Port

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tartous and Arwad.

Tartous

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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.

Arwad

Village

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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 8 km southwest of Wādī al Maghar.

Wādī al Maghar

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi al Maghar” and “وادي المغر”
Category: body of water
Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

34.91802° or 34° 55′ 5″ north

Longitude

35.89985° or 35° 53′ 60″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

8G6QWV9X+6W

GeoNames ID

7526644

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