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Tartus
Tartus
Tartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. The History of Tartus goes back to the 2nd millennium BC when it was founded as a Phoenician colony of Aradus. The Crusaders called the city Antartus, Tortosa, and they built the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa in 1123 over a Byzantine church that was popular with pilgrims.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Tartus Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine + Crusader + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Tartus: the citadel of the Crusaders
Date of Submission: 1999
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