Lattakia


Lattakia,

Syria: see LatakiaLatakia
or Lattakia
, city (1995 est. pop. 320,100), capital of Latakia governorate, W Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is Syria's leading port, exporting bitumen, asphalt, cereals, raw cotton, fruit, and the famous Latakia tobacco (cultivated since the 17th cent.).
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Latakia

, Lattakia the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop.: 486 000 (2005 est.)