Latakia (/ lætəˈkiːə /; 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 tobacco (Arabic: تبغ اللاذقية) is a sun-dried and smoke-cured tobacco product. It originated in Syria and is named after its major port city of Latakia, though large production has permanently moved to Cyprus due to varying and compounding sociopolitical issues within Syrian borders.

Latakia Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah), also transliterated as Ladhakia, is one of the 14 governorates of Syria.

Mar 16, 2025 · Latakia is a city and muhafazah (governorate) in 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 …

Mar 9, 2025 · The fighting broke out on Thursday near the coast after reports that Alawite gunmen ambushed and killed 16 government forces in the coastal province of Latakia.

Sep 4, 2020 · Latakia has earned its place of importance in the world of pipe tobacco. Its distinctive flavor is enjoyed by pipe smokers across the globe, and nothing else provides such a remarkable flavor profile.

Latakia is a city extending back to Ancient Greek times, and continues to be an important commercial port for Syria today. 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 the capital of the Latakia Governorate, in western Syria, bordering Turkey to the north. The governorate has a reported area of either 2,297 square kilometres (887 sq mi) or 2,437 square kilometres (941 sq mi).

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.

Mar 16, 2025 · DAMASCUS, Syria — Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people, the Syrian Civil Defense said Sunday.