Arwad
أرواد Aradus | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of Arwad | |
  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) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963, City code: 43 |
| Climate | CSa |
Arwad (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃, romanized: ʾrwd; Arabic: أرواد, romanized: ʾArwād), 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 (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]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
- ^ Syrian Ministry of Tourism Arwad Regeneration Programme