Latakia Governorate

Latakia Governorate

Infobox Syria Governorate
governorate_name = Latakia
muhafazat_name = اللاذقية
loc_



capital = Latakia
latd = 35.6
longd = 36
area = 2,297~2,437
pop = 943,000
pop_year = 2007
pop_density = ~
num_districts = ~
languages= Arabic

Latakia Governorate ( _ar. مُحافظة اللاذقية) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km² [http://www.citypopulation.de/Syria.html] to 2,437 km² [http://www.statoids.com/usy.html] . The Governorate has a population of 943,000 (2007 estimate) . The capital is Latakia.

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