Latakia (disambiguation)
Appearance
Latakia is a city in Syria.
Latakia also may refer to:
- Latakia (tobacco), originally produced in Syria
- Battles fought in or near the city:
- Battle of Latakia (7 October 1973), a naval battle of the Yom Kippur War
- Second Battle of Latakia (11 October 1973), a naval battle of the Yom Kippur War
- Siege of Latakia (August 2011), Syrian Arab Spring, Syrian Civil War
- Latakia offensive (disambiguation), Syrian Civil War
- Zones in or near the city:
- Latakia Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp
- Latakia Ridge, tectonic plate in the region
- Latakia Sports City, a sport complex in Latakia, Syria
- Latakia Air Base, a Russian airbase in the Syrian airforce base Khmeimim Air Base
- Other governmental divisions named for the city:
- Modern:
- Latakia District, a Syrian district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate
- Latakia Governorate, a governorate in Syria
- Ancient Roman Laodicea in Syria, AKA Laodicea ad mare
- Modern:
See also
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