Qal‘at Arwād

Qal‘at Arwād is an archaeological site in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arwad and Tartous.

Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
, the classical Aradus, is a town in on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Subdistrict, of which it is the only locality.

Photo: Ahmadac, Public domain.
Tartus, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of , is the second largest port in Syria after and had a population of 115,769 in the 2004 census before the civil war.

Qal‘at Arwād

Latitude
34.85643° or 34° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
35.85749° or 35° 51′ 27″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8G6QVV44+HX
Geo­Names ID
8387980
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In Other Languages

“Qal‘at Arwād” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة أرواد”

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