Latakia - Wikipedia
Latakia (/ l æ t ə ˈ k iː ə /; Arabic: ٱللَّاذْقِيَّة, romanized: al-Lādhqiyya; Syrian pronunciation: [el.laːdˈʔɪjje,-laːðˈqɪjja]) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast.
Latakia Governorate - Wikipedia
Latakia Governorate, also transliterated as Ladhakia Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah), is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey 's Hatay Province to the north, Idlib and Hama Governorates to the east, Tartus Governorate to the south ...
Latakia | Port, Syria, & Location | Britannica
5 days ago · Latakia, city and muhafazah (governorate), northwestern Syria. The city is situated on the low-lying Ra’s Ziyarah promontory that projects into the Mediterranean Sea. Known to the Phoenicians as Ramitha, it replaced the earlier settlement of Ugarit (Ra’s Shamra) to the north.
Sectarian violence in Syria less intense than feared since Assad's ...
3 days ago · It says the killings occurred in four religiously mixed provinces — Hama and Homs in central Syria, and Tartus and Latakia along its eastern coast. Members from Bashar Assad’s Syrian army period line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of a “identification and reconciliation process” at a army compound in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday ...
Syria: Israel confirms attack on naval fleet in Latakia - BBC
Dec 10, 2024 · The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.
Russian presence in Syria remains. But it's unclear for how long
Dec 16, 2024 · HMEIMIM, Syria (AP) — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard.. Planes periodically descended and rose from Russia’s Hmeimim air base in the Syrian coastal province of Latakia while smoke rose from the base.
Former Assad security forces hand in weapons to new Syrian …
4 days ago · Former Syrian regime security forces have been handing in their weapons to the rebel-linked transitional government in the southern Syrian city of Latakia, according to video filmed by Agence ...
Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland - BBC
Alawites, whose sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam, make up around 10% of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni. Latakia, on Syria's north-west Mediterranean coast is their heartland.
Drone footage shows damage at Syria's Latakia port - ABC News
Dec 12, 2024 · VIDEO: Drone footage shows damage at Syria's Latakia port Posted 20h ago 20 hours ago Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 11:25pm , updated 20h ago 20 hours ago Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 11:25pm Has Video Duration: 34 ...
Port of Latakia - Wikipedia
The Port of Latakia (Arabic: ميناء اللاذقية, French: Port de Lattaquié) is a seaport located on the Mediterranean sea in the city of Latakia. Established on 12 February 1950, [2] it has since served as Syria's main seaport.