Latakia (syr)

Latakia

Latakia ranks 2,061st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bangui, Basingstoke, and Sinop, Turkey. Memorable people born in Latakia include Hafez al-Assad, Adunis, and Apollinaris of Laodicea. Memorable people who died in Latakia include Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Alice of Antioch, and Anatolius of Laodicea. Latakia has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and companions. Latakia is located in Syria.

Latakia is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mare. In addition to serving as a port, the city is a significant manufacturing center for surrounding agricultural towns and villages. According to 2023 estimate, the population of the city is 709,000, its population greatly increased as a result of the ongoing Syrian Civil War, which led to an influx of internally displaced persons from rebel held areas. It is the 4th-largest city in Syria after Aleppo, Damascus, and Homs. It borders Tartus to the south, Hama to the east, and Idlib to the north, and Cape Apostolos Andreas, the north-eastern tip of Cyprus, is about 109 kilometres (68 mi) away. Read more on Wikipedia