A city on the Orontes — between Homs and Hama, carrying the memory of Arethusa and the pulse of today.
A full week under the patronage of the district administration and the local council.
Closed from Friday morning to Saturday evening for the final finishing works.
President al-Sharaa opens the rehabilitated bridge over the Orontes with UN support.
🏗️ جسر الرستن الاستراتيجي يستعد لافتتاحه بعد ترميم شامل حمص الرستن | تشهد مدينة الرستن في ريف حمص الشمالي تطوراً مهماً مع اقتراب موعد…
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The town stands on the site of Hellenistic Arethusa, founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the 3rd century BC. Its older names — Arethusa, Arastan, الرَّسْتَن — have lived alongside one another ever since.
Arethusa was first capital of the Emesene kingdom in central Syria — a Roman vassal ruled by the phylarch Sampsiceramus I until Pompey captured the city in 64 BC.
Alrastan is known for fertile soil, ancient olive groves, and one of the principal marlstone quarries in Syria.
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