Ţarţūs
Tartus is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.
Tartus is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria, and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. Tartus was under the governance of Latakia Governorate until the 1970s, when it became a separate governorate. The population is 458,327. In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians.
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Worth seeing in and around Ţarţūs
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Amrit
Amrit is a small village near Tartus, in south-western Syria. It lies on the site of the ancient Marathus, a Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria.
6.7 km · archaeological site in Syria · Wikipedia - 02Tartus Castle
The Citadel of Tartus is a historic building now mostly a residential area by the Mediterranean Sea in Tartus, Syria. It was one of the most important fortresses in the county of Tripoli.
1.3 km · castle in Syria · Wikipedia - 03University of Tartus
The University of Tartus is a public university located in the costal city of Tartus, Syria. It was established by Syrian Presidential Decree No.
2.3 km · public university in Tartus, Syria · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Tartus Castle
Old castle, today only parts remain and the castle grounds are occupied by other buildings.
- 02Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa
Former Catholic cathedral erected during the 12th century.
- 03Temple of Amrit
The only inhabited island in Syria which has been settled since at least the 2nd millennium BC.
- 04Citadel of Arwad
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Things to do
Go by boat to Arwad Island.
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Where to eat
Tabole Fatoush Hot Fish + Syadiah
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Getting to Ţarţūs
- Airports
- Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 124 km · Damascus (DAM), 174 km · Aleppo (ALP), 189 km
- Damascus → Ţarţūs158 km · quickest by road, 3h 44m · $20–28
- Aleppo → Ţarţūs186 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · $20–27
- Beirut → Ţarţūs116 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · $11–16
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ţarţūs
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ţarţūs. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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