Baniyas
Sign in to saveBaniyas ( '''') 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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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
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- بانياس
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Banyas Subdistrict
- Population
- +43151
- Elevation
- +25
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Official website
- www.newadvent.org/cathen/02215a.htm
- Image
- Baniyas-1.jpg
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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).