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.

Feb 6, 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 …

Latakia Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah), also transliterated as Ladhakia, 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 south, and the ...

3 days ago · Associated Press writers Omar Albam in Latakia, Syria and Mariam Fam in Damascus, Syria, contributed to this report. ABBY SEWELL. Sewell is the Associated Press news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. She joined the AP in 2022 but has been based in the region since 2016, reporting and guiding coverage on some of its most significant news ...

1 day ago · Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appealed on Sunday for calm and for unity as he moved to reassure the nation after days of clashes that a monitoring group said had killed hundreds of ...

1 day ago · Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria March ...

3 days ago · [1/9] A member of Syrian forces stands on a military vehicle as Syrian security forces battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia ...

2 days ago · Video posted on social media and verified by NBC News showed the bodies of dozens of men piled on a blood-soaked street in the small town of Latakia, another Assad stronghold on Syria ’ s ...

3 days ago · The security director of Latakia province had earlier told the Syrian state news agency SANA that security forces were clashing in the Latakia countryside with armed groups loyal to Assad-era ...

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.