Arwad
Arwad
أرواد | |
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Town | |
 Satellite image of Arwad | |
  Arwad | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′22″N 35°51′32″E / 34.85611°N 35.85889°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Arwad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,403 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Arwad, the classical Aradus (Arabic: أرواد), is a town in Syria on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Arwad Subdistrict (nahiyah), of which it is the only locality.[1] It is the only inhabited island in Syria. It is located 3 km (1.9 mi) from Tartus (the ancient Tortosa), Syria's second-largest port.
Today, Arwad is mainly a fishing town. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, during the 2004 census, it had a population of 4,403, predominantly Syrian Sunni Muslims.[2] Plans were unveiled in May 2016 to renovate the island to become a tourist attraction.[3]
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The original Phoenician city was named Arwad