English summary: Arwad was the great Phoenician city of the North, located on an island off the coast of Syria. Unlike other major Phoenician cities during the Phoenician times (1200 - 333 BC), Arwad's history has not yet been written. This is due to the fact that the sources are incomplete, scattered, and heterogeneous. French description: Arwad, nommee 'RWD en phenicien, URU/KUR a-ru-a-da/a-ru-ad-da en akkadien et Arados en grec,...