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Located 7 km south
of Tartous. 53 km from the Hotel. Ancient Marathos had immediately
come to terms with Alexander and so he paused here in some ease before
marching south against Byblos, Sidon, and Tyre. Scattered ruins of a
temple compound an aerodrome and burial chambers which date back to
the 4th century BC. provide a typical Phoenician plan of a sacred area
and cult center for Arwad the only island off the coastline of Syria.
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