Baniyas
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/37621
- Note
- "Baniyas (Arabic: بَانِيَاس Bāniyās) is a city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located 55 km (34 mi) south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and 35 km (22 mi) north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa).
It is known for its citrus fruit orchards and its export of wood. North of the city is an oil refinery, one of the largest in Syria, and a power station. The oil refinery is connected with Iraq with Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline (now defunct).
On a nearby hill stands the Crusader castle of Margat (Qalaat el-Marqab), a huge Knights Hospitaller fortress built with black basalt stone." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021) - Latitude
- 35.182220458984
- Longitude
- 35.940277099609
- Population
- 39,066
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus
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