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Baniyas
City in Tartous, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the port city in Syria. For other uses, see Baniyas (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Banias.
For Baniya Gurjar clan, see Baniya (clan).
Baniyas (Arabic: بَانِيَاس Bāniyās) is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located 55 km (34 mi) south of Latakia and 35 km (22 mi) north of Tartous.
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Baniyas
بَانِيَاس | |
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Coordinates: 35°10′56″N 35°56′25″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Tartous |
District | Baniyas |
Subdistrict | Baniyas |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2009 est.) | |
• Total | 43,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | 43 |
Geocode | C5360 |
Climate | Csa |
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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 by the 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.