Back محافظة اللاذقية Arabic محافظة اللاذقيه ARZ Gobernación de Latakia AST Əl-Laziqiyyə mühafəzəsi Azerbaijani لاذقیه اوستانی AZB Латакия (мухафаза) Bulgarian Governació de Latakia Catalan Latakia Governorate CEB پارێزگای لازقیە CKB Guvernorát Latákie Czech
Latakia Governorate
مُحافظة اللاذقية | |
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.svg) Map of Syria with Latakia highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Latakia): 35°36′N 36°00′E / 35.6°N 36°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Capital | Latakia |
| Manatiq (Districts) | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Amer Ismail Hilal[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi) |
| Estimates range between 2,297 km2 and 2,437 km2 | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,008,000 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-LA |
Latakia Governorate, also transliterated as Ladhakia Governorate, (Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah) is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay Province to the north, Idlib and Hama Governorates to the east, Tartus Governorate to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi)[2] to 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi).[3] The governorate has a population of 1,008,000 (2011 estimate).
- ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees appointing new governors for four Syrian provinces". SANA. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Syria Provinces". www.statoids.com.
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