Baniyas

Baniyas ( '''') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartus Governorate, western Syria, located south of Latakia and north of Tartus. Its ancient name was Balaneais, Balanaea or Balanea but it was also called Leucas or Leucas-Claudia.

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Place details

Locality: بانياس
Region: محافظة طرطوس
Country: سوريا
Population: 39,066
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Baniyas
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.other_name: Balaneais, Balanaea, Balanea, Leucas, Leucas-Claudia
Settlement.image_skyline: Baniyas-1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: General view of city
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tartus
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Baniyas
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Baniyas
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009 est.

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Travel guide

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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).

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Baniyas ( ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartus Governorate, western Syria, located south of Latakia and north of Tartus. Its ancient name was Balaneais, Balanaea or Balanea but it was also called Leucas or Leucas-Claudia.

It is known for its citrus fruit orchards and its export of wood. North of the city is an oil refinery, the largest in Syria, and a power station. The oil refinery is connected with Iraq by the Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline (defunct since the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baniyas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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