Baniyas
Syria · Asia
About Baniyas
Baniyas (Arabic: بانياس, Bāniyās) is a small city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Syrian Coast and Mountains region.
Baniyas travel guide
Understand
It is known for its citrus fruit orchards and its export of wood. North of the city is an oil refinery, one of the largest in Syria, and a power station. The oil refinery is connected with Iraq with Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline (now defunct).
Getting there
1 Baniyas railway station. (updated May 2021)
See
1 Margat castle (قلعة المرقب). This huge Crusader fortress built in 1062 AD stands on a nearby hill. It is a Knights Hospitaller fortress built with black basalt stone. (updated May 2021)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.