Humayţah
Humayţah is a locality in Tartus Governorate, Syria. Humayţah is situated nearby to the locality Al Qurnāt, as well as near Al Ghawsah.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 south of Humayţah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tartous and Arwad.
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.
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 south of Humayţah.
Humayţah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Humaytah”
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.92045° or 34° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
35.88543° or 35° 53′ 8″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8G6QWVCP+55GeoNames ID
8266580
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In Other Languages
“Humayţah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هميطة”
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