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	Arwad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arwad – formerly Arado (Greek: Άραδο), Arados (Greek: Άραδος), Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, Antiochia in Pieria (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Πιερίας), Latin: Aradus, and also transliterated from the Arabic as Ar-Ruad – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only island in Syria.
		The town of Arwad takes up the entire island.
		It is located 3 km from Tartous, Syria's second-largest port.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arwad (290 words)

	Arwad
		Arwad was another important Phoenician city and possessed the best harbour between Tripoli and the mouth of the Orontes.
		Arwad, as the Phoenicians called it, colonized the mainland as far north as Jeble and eastwards nearly to Homs.
		Flourished during the Seleucid’s era, It became a strong hold for the Crusaders, and was occupied by a French garrison during the French period.
	www.alwadihotel.com /cities/cities14.htm (62 words)

	Syria: Arwad Al-Boushi \| Action
		Syrian-born Arwad Muhammad ‘Izzat Al-Boushi is the last of five Canadian citizens remaining in detention in Syria.
		Express concern that Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat Al-Boushi was unfairly tried and appears to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the non-violent expression of his beliefs.
		Urge that the case of Arwad al-Boushi be given greater attention and that concerns outlined above be raised urgently with the Syrian authorities at the highest level.
	www.amnesty.ca /take_action/actions/syria_arwad_al_boushi.php (955 words)

	Amnesty International Canada - Business Actions
		Arwad Muhammad ‘Izzat Al-Boushi was not told what his sentence was but believes it to be 12 years because his case file was seen in a pile of case files of MB members, who are often given 12-year sentences.
		Arwad Muhammad ‘Izzat Al-Boushi is reportedly depressed, and has asked to be transferred from that section because it holds so many prisoners traumatised and suffering mental illness after suffering torture and ill-treatment with little chance of being released.
		Arwad Muhammad ‘Izzat Al-Boushi was arrested on 3 July 2002 (not 20 July 2002 as given previously).
	www.amnesty.ca /canada/actions/view.php?load=arcview&article=1968&c=Canada-Actions (726 words)

	Tartous - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Not much remains of the Phoenician Antaradus (Anti-Aradus - the town facing Arwad), the mainland settlement that was linked to the more important and larger settlement in Syria's only offshore island Arwad.
		Tartous was the last outpost of the Templars on the Syrian mainland before departing to Arwad, which they kept for another decade.
		One of the Crusaders' citadels, Marqab, is located inland from the nearby coastal city of Banyas and remains in very good condition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartus (457 words)

	Tartus, Syria (Homs Online - Homsonline.com)
		It situated on the Mediterranean coast opposite Arwad Island and It is about 90 km from Homs, 251 km from Damascus, 105 km from Hama, and 90 km from Latakia.
		Tartous was the last stand the Templars had on the mainland of Syria departing to Arwad, which they kept for another decade.
		From the beginning of the Ottoman conquest, the town declined in importance until its port was rejuvenated in the 20th century.
	www.homsonline.com /Citeis/Tartus.htm (590 words)

	Arts & Traditions
		Arwad is renowned for its maritime and commercial activities.
		The inhabitants of Arwad are still living from manufacturing sailing vessels and other sea handicrafts like fishnets, fishhooks and shells.
		Mohammed Jarisha, a craftsman from Arwad says: "I inherited the vocation of manufacturing the sailing vessels from my father and as I hold a degree in plastic art, I was able to customize this profession to suit our actual needs.
	www.adonistravel.com /new/arts-traditions.htm (241 words)

	Tartus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tartous, the old colony of Aradus (the kingdom on Arwad Island), under the name of Antaradus, was converted early to Christianity and became a center of pilgrimage due to a miraculous icon of the Virgin.
		Arwad provided shelter for those escaping from foreign invasions in ancient times, especially for the people of Amrit in the south of Tartous.
		An excursion to Arwad will mean an agreeable and very restful walk, as this island is no more than a rocky shelf, 800 m long by 500 m wide.
	www.made-in-syria.com /tartus.htm (1741 words)

	Al-Takiyeh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad is a lively and colorful whose picturesqueness is quite without artifice.
		The few remains of the medieval fortress and its double wall are lost in the midst of the present-day town and little is left to stir the imagination.
		The sanctuary was dedicated to some aquatic deity and was surrounded by water from a sacred spring gushing from an open grotto in the east side of the temple.
	www.syriantours.net /special/tartous.htm (1676 words)

	SHRC.org \| Urgent Call to release Arwad Al-Buchi\| Appeals 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad left Jeddah (K.S.A.) where he worked and lived to Damascus using his Canadian passport to visit his family and homeland following 23 years in exile.
		Fifty days later, on the event of his father’s death, Arwad was released for two weeks as a result of efforts made by the Syrian minister of foreign affairs.
		SHRC has learnt that Arwad Al-Buchi was tortured, mistreated and held in an isolated underground cell during his confinement in Palestine Branch.
	www.shrc.org /data/aspx/d9/1209.aspx (283 words)

	MDE 24/047/2003 SYRIA UA 362/03 Fear of torture and ill-treatment/unlawful detention/incommunicado detention
		Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat Al-Buchi, a Canadian/Syrian national, has been subjected to torture and ill-treatment in prolonged incommunicado detention in Syria.
		Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat Al-Buchi has reportedly not been charged with any offence but it is thought that his suspected association with alleged members of the unauthorized opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood Organization may be the cause for his arrest and detention.
		Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat Al-Buchi is the third Canadian/Syrian national to be held incommunicado and reportedly tortured in Syria this year.
	www2.amnesty.se /uaonnet.nsf/7e65f5b0a8b73763c1256672003ecdef/61a20f2a05213e02c1256df90025d9b4?OpenDocument (630 words)

	Arwad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The archaeological city of Amrit, about seven kilometres to the south of the Syrian seaport Tartous, was one of the most prominent cities on the Phoenician and Canaanite shore.
		Amrit was founded by the Amorites, and it was under the control of Arwad kingdom.
		It attained its independence from Arwad's control in 219 B.C. It flourished during the rule of Persia.
	www.syrialive.net /tourism/MajorSites/amrit/amrit.htm (212 words)

	Recomnetwork \| Ex-Ottawa man held in Syria for two years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad Al-Boushi, 45, formerly of Ottawa, was detained in Syria in July, 2002, while visiting his dying father.
		The family of a Syrian Canadian engineer held for more than two years in a Damascus prison is speaking out for the first time, hoping to generate the type of publicity that helped secure the release of other Canadian citizens detained in Syria.
		Arwad Al-Boushi, a 45-year-old engineer, has been detained since July, 2002, when he went to Syria to visit his dying father.
	www.recomnetwork.org /articles/04/10/22/1933239.shtml (846 words)

	Aleppo, Amrit, Apamea ( Afamia), Arwad, Ayn Dara, Bara, Bosra, Crac des Chevaliers, Damascus
		The biggest of them probably belonged to the kings of Aradus (Arwad) and to the rich families of Amrit.
		Arwad is a lively and colorful place whose picturesqueness is quite without artifice.
		This resort, some 60 kilometers away from Aleppo is situated not away from a valley whose slopes have been planted with fruit trees.
	www.alliedtour.com /map_cities1.html (1548 words)

	Bw Arwad Hotel Amman, Jordan - Bw Arwad Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning Weddings Wedding ...
		The Bw Arwad Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
		Weddings at the Bw Arwad Hotel with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
		A Bw Arwad Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
	www.meetingforce.com /bw-arwad-hotel-146h242.html (718 words)

	Arwad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It finally fell to the Arabs, who razed the walls, in 1302.
		There is a Templar castle and an Arab castle, both dating from the 13th century, still to be seen on Arwad, which today is an entirely Arab island dependent for its livelihood on the fishing industry.
		Arwad can be reached by boat from Tartus.
	www.damascus-online.com /se/geo/arwad.htm (185 words)

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		\par \par Arwad Muhammad \lquote Izzat Al-Buchi has reportedly not been charged with any offence but it is thought that his suspected association with alleged members of the unauthorized opposition group the Muslim Brothe rhood Organization may be the cause for his arrest and detention.
		Arwad Muhammad \lquote Izzat Al-Buchi is the third C anadian/Syrian national to be held incommunicado and reportedly tortured in Syria this year.
		Maher Arar, also a Canadian/Syrian national, was held without charge and reportedly tortured}{\b\f27 }{\f27 by the Syrian authorities for up to one year until his release on 5 October 2003, after which he returned to Canada (see UA 314/02, AMR 51/159/2002 and follow-ups).
	www.amnestyusa.org /actioncenter/actions/uaa36203.rtf (419 words)

	Arwad: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad, located in the Mediterranean sea The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
		It is located 3 km from Tartous Tartous is presently syrias second largest port city after latakia....
		The island was important as a base for commercial ventures into the Orontes[For more facts about this topic, click this link] valley.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /a/arwad (157 words)

	Rouad, Castelrosso, Long Island, Kamaran: history, stamps
		Arwad, known since the 2nd millennium BC, was one of the most important city-kingdoms of Phoenicia, which remained independent until about 500 BC.
		Later Arwad was the last Crusader stronghold in the region, fell to the Arabs in 1302 and to the Ottomans in 1516.
		The former was the WW1 French headquarters and was later used as a prison during the resistance against the French mandate over Syria.
	www.filatelia.fi /articles/neareast.html (1314 words)

	Arwad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad provided shelter for those escaping from foreign invasions in ancient times, especially for the people of Amrit in the south of Tartus.
		Arwad is a beautiful small island, with a mass of houses and fortresses with narrow lanes.
		It has many cafes and restaurants overlooking Tartus and the sea.
	www.middleeast.com /arwad.htm (150 words)

	Beirut Lebanon and Arwad Island
		About 86 miles north of Beirut, the island-city of Arwad also rose to prominence early in Phoenician history when it served as a major shipping port.
		The nearest small town on the coastline was called Antaradus then, and is today known as Tartous, the second-largest seaport in Syria.
		The island of Arwad, meanwhile, has become a quiet fishing port and vacation spot.
	www.phoenician.org /beirut_arwad.htm (328 words)

	Syrian Island of Arwad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It has a lot of archeological sites, particularly the Central Citadel which is divided into two main parts overlooking the coast and the harbor.
		It building took almost 18 months and is similar, but smaller, that the harbor built in Tartous to facilitate communication between them.
		Residents of Arwad were known throughout history as excellent fishers, sailors and makers of fishing nets.
	www.sana.org.sy /english/reports/Tourist/25-5/syrian_island_of_arwad.htm (243 words)

	UA: SYRIA / Good News / Good News: Urgent Actions really work / Urgent Actions - Amnesty International Irish Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat al-Boushi was released on 3 November.
		A Syrian-born Canadian national, he was jailed in July 2002, on his return to Syria after 23 years living abroad, apparently because he was a member of the outlawed opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood.
		Arwad Muhammad 'Izzat al-Boushi was one of the 190 political prisoners released under a presidential amnesty to mark the Muslim ‘Eid holiday.
	www.amnesty.ie /content/view/full/4772 (361 words)

	Tartous
		Tartous is a distortion of the original name Anti-Aradus: Aradus was the major Pheonician stronghold (today Arwad).
		The old Fortified island of Arwad is just offshore.
		The Mediterranean Sea offers a nice sandy beach, and a chance to experience the traditional fishing, boat building and seafood restaurants.
	www.alwadihotel.com /cities/cities7.htm (92 words)

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		CTV Newsnet: Arwad al-Boushi freed from the jail
		The Canadian Embassy in Damascus has confirmed that former Ottawa resident Arwad al-Boushi has been freed after nearly three-and-a-half years in a Syrian prison.
		Al-Boushi, 46, was the last of five Canadians imprisoned by the Syrians on vague security allegations and the one who has spent the longest in prison.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20051107/boushi_damascus_syria_051107/Canada (545 words)

	New archeological discoveries in Amrit, and its Olympic stadium is the first in the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amrit was liberated from the control of the mother Arwad in 219 B.C.
		Which are giant memorials or tombstones which held the kings of Amrit and Arwad or their rich people and they come from sixth and fifth centuries B.C. B-the cemeteries of Azar:
		They are in the flat land between Amrit and Tartous on the western side of the road, they are covered under sand masses and they belong to the Phoenician, Roman and Greek periods.
	www.amrit-syria.com /EN/NewsPapers/Thawra_18_8_2005_1_EN.htm (1187 words)

	Strike On Arwad Island - Total Battlefield 2 Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arwad is Strategicaly located on the offshores of Syria.
		MEC Vs. USMC The MEC is defending on Arwad Island.
		USMC will be using Aircraft Vehicles and Transport boats trying to capture the MEC flags.
	www.totalbf2.com /forums/showthread.php?t=56557 (263 words)

	Arwad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Only 3 Km away, it only takes 20 minutes to get there.
		Arwad, or Arvad to the Phoenicians and Aradus to the Greeks and Romans, was first used for urban settlement by the Canaanites.
		This island is often visited by tourists and is quite popular for the locals who might visit for lunch in one of the many fish restaurants.
	www.syrianembassy.us /Aboutsyria/arwad.htm (228 words)

	SABDAweb - Yehezkiel 27:8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Orang Sidon dan Arwad menjadi pendayungmu; tukang-tukangmu, hai Tirus, berada padamu, mereka menjadi pelaut-pelautmu.
		Orang Sidon dan Arwad jadi pendayungmu, dan orang alim yang di dalammu, hai Tsur, menjadi mualimmu.
		Penduduk Sidon dan Arwad adalah pendajungmu dan kaum bidjakmu, hai Tyrus, ada beserta denganmu sebagai anak-buahmu.
	www.sabda.org /sabdaweb/bible/verse?b=26&c=27&v=8 (345 words)

	Syrian Media Centre
		Arwad - YT Arwad - YT Arwad - YT Arwad - YT Arwad - YT Go to Top
		Located 25 km from Safita, 14 km beyond Draykish in the direction of Masyaf, it is the site of ancient Baetocece.
		It was here in the heart of these wild mountains cut through by ravines that the inhabitants of Aradus (the present Island of Arwad) once built a temple dedicated to Baal and Astarte.
	nc3-0024.web.uk.netscalibur.com /smc/tourism_resorts.php (1017 words)

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