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Latakia
principal port city of Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latakia (Arabic: اللَاذِقِيَّة al-Lādhiqīyah), is the main port city of Syria. It is the 4th largest city in Syria after Aleppo, Damascus and Homs with 383,786[3] inhabitants. It is the capital of the Latakia Governorate. Tishreen University is in the city.
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Latakia
اللَاذِقِيَّة | |
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![]() A Collage of Latakia | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Latakia District |
Government | |
• Governor | Abdulqader Abdulsheikh[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
• Metro | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2004 census) | |
• City | 383,786[2] |
• Metro | 424,392 |
Website | eLatakia |
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Latakia is the home city of two football clubs: Teshrin Sports Club was founded in 1947,[4] and Hutteen Sports Club was founded in 1945.[5] Both teams play in the al-Assad Stadium. There is also Latakia Sports City complex. It was built in 1987 to host the 1987 Mediterranean Games.