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Tartus (Arabic: طَرْطُوس / ALA-LC: Ṭarṭūs; known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa and also transliterated from French Tartous) is a majority Alawite port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate.
- Tartus Governorate
Tartus Governorate, also transliterated as Tartous...
- Russian naval facility in Tartus
The Russian naval facility in Tartus is a leased military...
- Citadel
The Citadel of Tartus, (Arabic: قلعة طرطوس), is a historic...
- Tartus District
Tartus District (Arabic: منطقة طرطوس, romanized: manṭiqat...
- Tartus Governorate
Tartus Governorate, also transliterated as Tartous Governorate, (Arabic: مُحافظة طرطوس / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs) is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Latakia Governorate to the north, Homs and Hama Governorates to the east, Lebanon to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to ...
The Russian naval facility in Tartus is a leased military installation of the Russian Navy located on the northern edge of the sea port of the Syrian city of Tartus.
The Citadel of Tartus, (Arabic: قلعة طرطوس), is a historic building now mostly a residential area by the Mediterranean Sea in Tartus, Syria. It was one of the most important fortresses in the county of Tripoli.
Ṭarṭūs, town, western Syria, situated on the Mediterranean coast opposite Arwād Island. It was founded in antiquity as Antaradus, a colony of Aradus (now Arwād Island). It was rebuilt in 346 ce by Emperor Constantine I and flourished during Roman and Byzantine times.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tartus (Arabic: طرطوس / ALA-LC: Ṭarṭūs; also known as Tartous) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia ), with 115,769 inhabitants (2004 census).
Tartus District (Arabic: منطقة طرطوس, romanized: manṭiqat Ṭarṭūs) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Tartus . At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 283,571.
