Arwad

**Arwad**
	island in Syria
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Instance of	island; archaeological site; ancient city; populated place in Syria;
Location	Arwad Subdistrict; Phoenicia; Syria;
Located in or next to body of water	Mediterranean Sea;
Heritage designation	Tentative World Heritage Site (L'île d'Arwad, (ii), (v), 1999–);
Significant event	Fall of Ruad;
Width	0.515 km;
Length	0.71 km;
Area	0.2 km²;
Elevation above sea level	1.5 m;
	34° 51′ 22″ N, 35° 51′ 30″ E
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	Q377802; VIAF cluster ID: 142217356; GND ID: 4462121-8; Library of Congress authority ID: no99051791; J9U ID: 987007496502405171
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island, district and city in Tartus Governorate, Syria

1932
Citadel
The fortress
mosaic of ancient Roman times
Ottoman era lighthouse 1922
Seal of Pantherios, bishop of Aradus (5th/6th century)
Fragment of a 4th-century BC stele found in Arwad. Musée du Louvre.
"Views of Sepulchral Monuments near Aradus", Richard Pococke, 1745
Relief featuring a sphinx and palmettes. Marble. Arados (Arwad island near Syria). 850-750 BC. Louvre museum