Latakia

Latakia (Arabic: اللَاذِقِيَّة al-Lādhiqīyah), is the main port city of Syria. It is the 4th largest city in Syria after Aleppo, Damascus and Homs with 383,786^[3] inhabitants. It is the capital of the Latakia Governorate. Tishreen University is in the city.

Latakia اللَاذِقِيَّة
A Collage of Latakia
Seal
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Government
• Governor	Abdulqader Abdulsheikh[1]
Area
• Land	58 km2 (22 sq mi)
• Metro	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2004 census)
• City	383,786[2]
• Metro	424,392
Website	eLatakia

Latakia is the home city of two football clubs: Teshrin Sports Club was founded in 1947,^[4] and Hutteen Sports Club was founded in 1945.^[5] Both teams play in the al-Assad Stadium. There is also Latakia Sports City complex. It was built in 1987 to host the 1987 Mediterranean Games.