Laodicea ad Libanum

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Laodicea ad Libanum, also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source. It is called Cabiosa Laodiceia by Ptolemy, and gives its name to a district Laodicene, in which he places two other towns, Paradisus and Jabruda. Pliny, among other people of Syria, reckons ad orientem Laodicenos, qui ad Libanum cognominantur. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 34°33'28"N, 36°31'11"E

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Laodicea ad Libanum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kadesh, Lake Homs, Al-Qusayr.

~270 ftS
City, Archaeological site
Kadesh
2 min walk • Kadesh, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the Levant on or near the headwaters or a ford of the Orontes River. It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Homs
155 min walk • Lake Homs is a lake near Homs, Syria, fed by the Orontes River. The lake is 15 km from the city of Homs, and spans over 60 km². The lake is artificial, created by the Lake Homs Dam at its northern end. The dam's original structure was one of the most visible works of ancient engineering in Syria and in the Fertile Crescent.
4.6 miSE
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Al-Qusayr
117 min walk • Al-Qusayr is a city in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located about 35 kilometers south of Homs and is situated in a mountainous area overlooking Syria's border with Lebanon which lies 15 kilometres to the southwest.