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Baniyas

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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.

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Baniyas is a city in Syria, situated within the Baniyas District of the Tartus Governorate. It lies at an elevation of 25 meters above sea level and operates on Eastern European Time. The city has a population of 43,151 and uses the local dialing code 43. Its official name is بانياس.

Historical records note the Siege of Baniyas and the Bayda and Baniyas massacres as significant events associated with the location. The area is described in the Pauly–Wissowa source. Current weather conditions in the region include a temperature of 17.9 degrees, humidity at 79 percent, and wind speed of 1.52.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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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.

via Wikipedia infobox

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).

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ancient
  • Modern
  • 2025 massacres
  • Climate
  • Bishopric
  • People
  • See also
  • References

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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