Tartus

Summary

Tartus is a city^[1]. Tartus ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tartus is located in Tartous Subdistrict^[3].
• Tartus is in the country of Syria^[4].
• Tartus's image is recorded as Hamrat.jpg^[5].
• Tartus's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Tartus's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Tartus's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[8].
• Tartus's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Arwad is named after Tartus^[10].
• Tartus's seal image is recorded as Emblem of Tartus.svg^[11].
• Tartus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tortosa^[12].
• Tartus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138644724^[13].
• Tartus's GND ID is recorded as 4395244-6^[14].
• Tartus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00031994^[15].
• Tartus's Commons category is recorded as Tartus^[16].
• Tartus's local dialing code is recorded as 43^[17].
• Tartus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.883333333333, 'lon': 35.883333333333}^[18].
• Tartus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03l44f^[19].
• Tartus's official website is recorded as http://www.tartous-city.gov.sy/^[20].
• Tartus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tartus^[21].
• Tartus's page banner is recorded as Tartous banner.png^[22].
• Tartus's WOEID is recorded as 1947218^[23].
• Tartus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Tartus's capital of is recorded as Tartus Governorate^[25].
• Tartus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tartus^[26].
• Tartus's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[27].

Body

Geography

Tartus is in the country of Syria^[4]. Tartus is located in Tartous Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tartus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and populated place in Syria^[8]. Tartus's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[27].

History and Context

Arwad is named after Tartus^[10].

Why It Matters

Tartus ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).^[2] Tartus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Tartus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]