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  • The Island of Arwad

  • The Island of Arwad

    Arwad, Arados, Ruad Island, is the only inhabited island in Syria. The island was settled in the early 2nd millennium BC by the Phoenicians. During the later part of the 13th century the island of Ruad was used as a bridgehead or staging area by the Crusaders. It was the last piece of land that the Crusaders maintained in the region.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Island of Arwad.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    The Island of Arwad
    by Michel Benoist, GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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    The Island of Arwad

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1999

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Syria

    Tartus

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    Second Millennium BC

    Phoenician

    Roman + Byzantine + Crusader + Islamic

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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