Latakia
Latakia
اللَاذِقِيَّة | |
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 A Collage of Latakia | |
 Seal | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
| 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 |
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.
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.
References
- ↑ H. Zain / Mazen / H. Sabbagh (23 April 2011). "New Governor of Lattakia sworn in". Syrian Arab News Agency. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ "Latakia city population". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Teshrin SC Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Welt Fussball Archive.
- ↑ Al-Hutteen SC Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Welt Fussball Archive.