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Also known as Latakiyah, Lattaki

principal port de Syrie

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Latakia is a big city in Syria, located in the Lattakia Subdistrict. It serves as the capital of Latakia Governorate and Latakia District. The city covers an area of 58 square kilometers and has a population of 709000. Its elevation is recorded at 0 meters above sea level, though other sources list it at 26 or 29 meters. The local dialing code is 041.

Latakia is twinned with Sousse, Mersin, Constanța, and Rimini. It replaces the historical entity Laodicea and is distinct from Laodicea on the Lycus. The city is described by sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. A significant event in its history is the Siege of Latakia. Its official name is اللاذقية.

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Place details

Locality
الدباغة
Region
محافظة اللاذقية
Country
سوريا
Population
709,000
Timezone
Asia/Damascus

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Air quality

42US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.1 µg/m³
PM10
10.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Latakia
Settlement.official_name
Lattakia
Settlement.named_for
Laodice of Macedonia
Settlement.nickname
"Bride of the Mediterranean"
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of Arms of Latakia.svg
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom
11
Settlement.mapframe wikidata
yes
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria#Mediterranean east#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Latakia within Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Latakia Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Latakia District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict

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Wikidata facts

Official name
اللاذقية
Country
Syria
Population
709000
Area
58
Elevation
0
Official website
www.elatakia.sy
Image
Latakia Collage.jpg
Dialing code
041
Significant event
Siege of Latakia
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Commons category
Latakia
topic's main category
Category:Latakia
category for people born here
Category:Births in Latakia
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Latakia
category of associated people
Category:People from Latakia
native label
اللاذقية
different from
Laodicea on the Lycus
replaces
Laodicea
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June 10
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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Welcome sign on the Latakia Train Station The city consists largely of white stucco highrises and streets lined with palm trees, and the most popular beaches are along the coast to the north of the city. Latakia is home to one of Syria's largest universities, Latakia University, and the city tends to be relatively socially progressive and liberal (by Syrian standards), with a mixed population of Christian, Alawi, and Sunni inhabitants.

Get around

Much of Latakia is accessible by taxi.

One can walk along the corniche, although it is otherwise not a very walkable city, due to distances between points in the city (beach, downtown, resort hotels, Ugarit, etc.).

See

thumbnail|Saladin's castle

The Latakia region is known for its diversity of landscapes, from the green mountains to the sandy beaches, with many important archeological sites, such as the Saladin Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006) and the ruins of Ugarit, close enough to see on a day trip from Latakia.

Do

thumb|View of the beach from Al Siwar Restaurant In the city center, the American street attracts the young and fashionable at night.

Also the Zira'a quarter and around the university are hip upcoming parts of the city.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Article · Français

Lattaquié [latakje] (en arabe : اللاذقية / al-lāḏiqiyya), est une ville de Syrie, chef-lieu du gouvernorat homonyme. La ville était en 2004 la quatrième ville la plus peuplée du pays avec 383 786 habitants, appelés en français les Lattaquiotes. Cette ville est établie sur un site très anciennement occupé, proche de l'ancienne Ougarit. La cité qui fut un chef-lieu de satrapie sous le royaume séleucide portait alors le nom de Laodicée-de-Syrie ou Laodicée-sur-Mer (en grec ancien : Λαοδίκεια ἡ Πάραλος / Laodíkeia hē Páralos ; en latin : Laodicea ad Mare) parce qu'elle a été refondée par Séleucos Ier qui a donné à la ville le nom de sa mère Laodicé et de sa . Après la domination romaine et byzantine, elle fit partie, à l’époque des croisades, de la principauté d'Antioche, avant de retomber aux mains des Mamelouks puis des Turcs (Empire ottoman). Pendant l'entre-deux-guerres, elle est la capitale d'un éphémère État des Alaouites sous mandat français. Elle doit son importance ancienne et actuelle, d’une part au fait qu’elle possède le seul port bien protégé de la côte syrienne et, d’autre part, à la proximité de la vallée fertile de l’Oronte, ce qui a entraîné la création d’une industrie alimentaire et textile.

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