Aradus , islet and town of ancient Phoenicia, the modern Arwad or Arvad, N of Tripoli 2 mi off the Syrian coast. It was the most northerly of the important Phoenician centers.
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Syrian artefact to be returned
The Northern Echo; 5/28/2004; DAN JENKINS; 351 words;
... piece had originated from. It had been bought in 1995. Months of detective work followed, which eventually led to the city of Aradus, on the island of Arwad, off Syria, a site with a complex Phoenician and Roman history. The piece is unusual because of the ...
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