Arwad

Summary

Arwad is an island^[1]. Arwad has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Arwad's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[10].
• Arwad's Commons category is recorded as Arwad^[11].
• Arwad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.856111111111, 'lon': 35.858333333333}^[12].
• Arwad's significant event is recorded as Fall of Ruad^[13].
• Arwad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arwad^[14].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[16].
• Arwad's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• Arwad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[18].
• Arwad's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أرواد'}^[19].
• Arwad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.710'}^[20].
• Arwad sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[21].
• Arwad covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}^[22].
• Arwad's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.515'}^[23].
• Arwad's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[24].
• Arwad's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)^[25].

Body

Geography

Arwad is in the country of Syria^[5]. Located in include Arwad Subdistrict^[3], a subdistrict of Syria^[26], in Syria^[27] and Phoenicia^[4], a historical country^[28], founded in -2500^[29]. Arwad is on the body of water Levantine Sea^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Arwad covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}^[22]. Arwad sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[21]. Arwad's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.710'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7], archaeological site^[8], ancient city^[9], and populated place in Syria^[10]. Arwad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arwad include Tartus^[30], a city^[31], in Syria^[32].

Why It Matters

Arwad has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Arwad is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Arwad include Tartus^[30], a city^[31], in Syria^[32].