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 northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey 's Hatay Province to the north, Idlib and Hama Governorates to the east, Tartus Governorate to the ...
Syria: At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former ...
8 hours ago · Footage by news agency Agence France-Presse filmed earlier last week showed former Assad regime security forces handing in their weapons to the rebel-linked transitional government in Latakia ...
Protests in Syria after ‘old’ video shows attack on Alawite shrine
1 day ago · The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitor said “thousands of people” took to the streets on Wednesday with major demonstrations in the coastal cities of Tartous and Latakia ...
Sectarian violence in Syria less intense than feared since Assad's ...
5 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 ...
Latakia | Port, Syria, & Location | Britannica
Dec 18, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
Israeli strike targets Syria's Latakia, fires break out, state media ...
Oct 17, 2024 · An Israeli strike targeting Syria's Mediterranean port city of Latakia early on Thursday resulted in fires breaking out there, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
Latakia ~ Detailed Information | Photos | Videos - Alchetron
Sep 24, 2024 · Latakia, Lattakia or Latakiyah (Arabic: اللَاذِقِيَّة al-Lādhiqīyah [el.laːdˈʔɪjje, -laːðˈqɪjja]), is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Governorate. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mare.