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Latakia Governorate

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city, at Cote d'Azur. The latter hotel has 274 rooms and is the only international hotel in the city. Latakia is also host to numerous designer-label stores, notably on 8 Azar Street, and the heart of the city's shopping area is the series of blocks enclosed by 8 Azar Street, Yarmouk Street, and Saad Zaghloul Street in the city centre.
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B=beach of Latakia being Syria's premier coastal resort, offering water skiing, jet skiing, and windsurfing. The city contains eight hotels, two of which have five-star ratings; both the Cote d'Azur de Cham Hotel and Lé Meridien Lattiquie Hotel are located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the
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Its imported cargo includes clothing, construction materials, vehicles, furniture, minerals, tobacco, cotton, and food supplies such as lintels, onions, wheat, barley, dates, grains and figs; in 2008, the port handled about 8 million tons of cargo.
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and to the southwest to flow in the Mediterranean, with the 16 Tishreen dam, one of the most important in the region, being constructed for power generation, storage of rain and river water, and the creation of
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The Latakia Governorate comprises about half of Syria's Mediterranean coastline. The western part of the governorate consists mainly of coastal plains, with the inland eastern parts being mountainous, with the
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to the west. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km (887 sq mi) to 2,437 km (941 sq mi). The governorate has a population of 1,008,000 (2011 estimate).
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The following cities are the administrative centres of the districts in Latakia Governorate (Population based on 2004 official census):
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where Turcoman is spoken primarily, though many Turkmen have fled the area since the start of the civil war.
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Longrigg, Stephen Hemsley. "Syria and Lebanon Under French Mandate." London: Oxford University Press, 1958.
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estimate put the population at 1,008,000, though this has likely changed since the start of the war.
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Tartus governorate was formerly included as part of Latakia, before being split off circa 1972.
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in Latakia include Ugarit Cinema, al-Kindi, and a smaller theater off al-Moutanabbi Street.
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Al-Haffah in 2012, and unsuccessfully attempted to wrest control of the province in
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The governorate is also a popular domestic tourist destination, with the
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Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
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As per the 2004 Syrian census the population was 879,550. A 2011
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region that had largely remained under government control. The
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Climate data for Latakia (1961–1990, extremes 1928–present)
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flows north alongside the range on its eastern verge in the
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is the regional capital; other major settlements include
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Estimates range between 2,297 km and 2,437 km
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Footprint Travel Guides. p. 292. 2066: 2060: 1433: 381: 1829: 1801: 1773: 352: 2969: 2772: 1718:Sunbathers on the Latakian Cote d'Azur 1706:Countryside near Mushayrafet al-Samouk 2878: 2771: 2592: 2386: 2329: 2211: 1921:"Syria - History, People, & Maps" 1633:dialect mostly used. An exception is 1458:was established on 12 February 1950. 564:The governorate is divided into four 349:on Jableh, resulting in many deaths. 47:Map of Syria with Latakia highlighted 2879: 2387: 1966: 579: 2593: 2050:"حول مرفأ اللاذقية - مرفأ اللاذقية" 2008:(in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst 1991: 1974:"Latakia Climate Normals 1961–1990" 417:, a river running from the Turkish 308:, which existed from 1920 to 1936. 252: 155:2,297 km (887 sq mi) 13: 1999:"Klimatafel von Lattakia / Syrien" 1454:serving as Syria's main port. 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Index

Governorate
Map of Syria with Latakia highlighted
Latakia
35°36′N 36°00′E / 35.6°N 36°E / 35.6; 36
Country
Syria
Latakia
Manatiq (Districts)
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
ISO 3166 code
Arabic
ALA-LC
governorates
Syria
Turkey
Hatay Province
Idlib
Hama Governorates
Tartus Governorate
Mediterranean Sea
Alawite State
Syrian civil war
Assad
Free Syrian Army
attacked

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