TARTUS
It is the second most important Syrian sea port. The old part of it is stamped with the Phoenician culture and architecture yet the remaining ruins only date back to the Byzantine and Roman eras. The Canaanite, Phoenician, Aramean role in Tartus was closely linked with their role in Arwad, the small island 3 KM, from Tartus. The island was mentioned in the cuneiform texts dating back to the 2nd millennium B.C. and it became one of the Phoenicians' most important ports in the first millennium B.C.
Tartus' close connection with this period is affirmed by the discovery of the Aramean Phoenician city of Amrit to the south of the city.
Tartus take pride in containing the oldest Church devoted to the Virgin Mary. Its famous Cathedral (now a museum) and its citadel are living proof of the great importance the city acquired during the Christian, the Byzantine and the Arab periods.

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