Arwad

Summary

Arwad is an island^[1]. Arwad ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arwad is located in Arwad Subdistrict^[3].
• Arwad is located in Phoenicia^[4].
• Arwad is in the country of Syria^[5].
• Arwad is on the body of water Levantine Sea^[6].
• Arwad's image is recorded as Ruad large.jpg^[7].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[9].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[10].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[11].
• Arwad's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142217356^[12].
• Arwad's GND ID is recorded as 4462121-8^[13].
• Arwad's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99051791^[14].
• Arwad's Commons category is recorded as Arwad^[15].
• Arwad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.856111111111, 'lon': 35.858333333333}^[16].
• Arwad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/061b6h^[17].
• Arwad's significant event is recorded as Fall of Ruad^[18].
• Arwad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arwad^[19].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[21].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[22].
• Arwad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[23].
• Arwad's vici.org ID is recorded as 29739^[24].
• Arwad's GeoNames ID is recorded as 172880^[25].
• Arwad's Pleiades ID is recorded as 668197^[26].
• Arwad's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أرواد'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Arwad is in the country of Syria^[5]. Located in include Arwad Subdistrict^[3], a subdistrict of Syria^[28], in Syria^[29] and Phoenicia^[4], a historical country^[30], founded in -2500^[31]. Arwad is on the body of water Levantine Sea^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Arwad's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}^[32]. Arwad's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[33]. Arwad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.710'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8], archaeological site^[9], ancient city^[10], and populated place in Syria^[11]. Arwad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arwad include Tartus^[35], a city^[36], in Syria^[37].

Why It Matters

Arwad ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] Arwad has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Arwad is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Arwad include Tartus^[35], a city^[36], in Syria^[37].