Arwad
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. 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.
Arwad
أرواد Aradus | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Satellite image of Arwad | |
Arwad Arwad | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′22″N 35°51′32″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Arwad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 4,403 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963, City code: 43 |
| Climate | CSa |
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. Plans were unveiled in May 2016 to renovate the island to become a tourist attraction.
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