Latakia

Summary

Latakia is a city^[1]. Latakia ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,091 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Latakia is located in Lattakia Subdistrict^[3].
• Latakia is in the country of Syria^[4].
• Latakia's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Latakia's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Latakia's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[7].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sousse^[8].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mersin^[9].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Constanța^[10].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rimini^[11].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aden^[12].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Corfu^[13].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Genoa^[14].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Famagusta^[15].
• Latakia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gazimağusa Municipality^[16].
• Latakia's Commons category is recorded as Latakia^[17].
• Latakia's local dialing code is recorded as 041^[18].
• Latakia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.52, 'longitude': 35.778055555555554}^[19].
• Latakia's significant event is recorded as Siege of Latakia^[20].
• Latakia's official website is recorded as http://www.elatakia.sy/^[21].
• Latakia's official website is recorded as http://latakia.sy/^[22].
• Latakia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Latakia^[23].
• Latakia has a population of {'amount': '+700000'}^[24].
• Latakia has a population of {'amount': '+709000'}^[25].
• Latakia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[26].
• Latakia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Latakia is in the country of Syria^[4]. Latakia is located in Lattakia Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Latakia covers an area of {'amount': '+58'}^[28]. Latakia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+700000'}^[24] and {'amount': '+709000'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and populated place in Syria^[7].

Why It Matters

Latakia ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,091 views/month).^[2] Latakia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Latakia is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]