Qal‘at Arwād
Qal‘at Arwād is an archaeological site in Tartus Governorate, Syria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.
Arwad
Village
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.
Tartous, 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.
Qal‘at Arwād
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Qal`at Arwad”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Tartus Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.85643° or 34° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
35.85749° or 35° 51′ 27″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8G6QVV44+HXGeoNames ID
8387980
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘at Arwād” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة أرواد”
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