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to the west. It is one of the few governorates in Syria that has an
Alawite majority. Sources list the area as 1,890 km or 1,892 km, with its capital being
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881:"Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Localities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information"
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estimate put the population at 797,000, though this has likely changed since the start of the war.
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Tartus comprises roughly half of Syria's
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As per the 2004 Syrian census the population was 701,400. A 2011
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is the regional capital; other major settlements include
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Complete website for Tartus news and services
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Estimates range between 1,890 km and 1,892 km
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47:Map of Syria with Tartus highlighted
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155:1,892 km (731 sq mi)
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1012:by Roula Tsokalidou. Proceedings
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402:Syrian Coastal Mountain Range
661:Ras al-Khashufah Subdistrict
404:(Nusayriyah Mountains). The
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412:with Lebanon to the south.
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674:Al-Shaykh Badr Subdistrict
641:Mashta al-Helu Subdistrict
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921:"Country Profile: Syria"
899:"Arwad, Fortress at Sea"
711:The majority at 72% are
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646:Al-Bariqiyah Subdistrict
623:Dweir Ruslan Subdistrict
581:Hammam Wasel Subdistrict
528:Al-Hamidiyah Subdistrict
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1857:Al-Shaykh Badr District
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684:Al-Qamsiyah Subdistrict
668:Al-Shaykh Badr District
548:Al-Safsafah Subdistrict
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586:Al-Tawahin Subdistrict
571:Al-Annazah Subdistrict
543:Al-Karimah Subdistrict
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608:Duraykish Subdistrict
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207: • Summer (
139: • Governor
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1690:Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
1314:Dweir al-Shaykh Saad
566:Al-Rawda Subdistrict
538:Al-Sawda Subdistrict
181: • Density
142:Firas Ahmed Al-Hamid
16:Governorate in Syria
965:, UNOCHA, June 2014
727:. There is a small
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309:Archeological sites
283:Latakia Governorate
273:) is one of the 14
255:Tartous Governorate
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1936:Tartus Governorate
1787:Duraykish District
1715:Khirbet Abu Hamdan
1192:Tartus Governorate
670:(3 sub-districts)
636:Safita Subdistrict
632:(6 sub-districts)
604:(4 sub-districts)
602:Duraykish District
557:(7 sub-districts)
518:Tartus Subdistrict
514:(7 sub-districts)
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251:Tartus Governorate
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377:Citadel of Tartus
368:– Phoenician city
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406:Nahr al-Kabir
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372:Chastel Blanc
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344:Hosn Suleiman
342:
339:
338:Chastel Rouge
336:
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326:Aleika Castle
324:
322:
321:Hosn Sulaiman
319:
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312:
308:
306:
304:
300:
296:
293:to the east,
292:
288:
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268:
263:مُحافظة طرطوس
260:
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228:ISO 3166 code
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141:
128:
126:
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117:
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107:
96:
94:
85:
56:
44:
35:
30:
26:مُحافظة طرطوس
20:
1908:
1876:
1868:
1867:
1835:
1823:
1813:Dweir Ruslan
1811:
1798:
1797:
1757:al-Sisiniyah
1755:
1748:
1741:
1724:
1679:al-Bariqiyah
1677:
1673:Ayn al-Tineh
1654:
1653:
1611:
1604:
1592:
1570:
1535:Hammam Wasel
1533:
1476:
1468:
1467:
1391:
1384:
1352:
1335:
1320:al-Hamidiyah
1318:
1264:Ayn al-Zarqa
1251:
1228:
1227:
1200:
1191:
1142:
1013:
1005:
994:, retrieved
985:
978:
967:, retrieved
958:
952:
942:
939:
935:
928:
915:
903:. Retrieved
893:
884:
875:
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835:
826:
812:Arwad Castle
729:Cretan Greek
717:Sunni Muslim
710:
703:
700:Demographics
690:
509:
487:
460:
425:Al-Hamidiyah
419:
391:
382:Burj Al-Sabi
275:governorates
270:
254:
250:
249:
127:
1910:al-Qamsiyah
1588:Ras al-Wati
1546:Kaff al-Jaa
1386:al-Safsafah
1365:Al-Madehleh
1360:al-Khreibat
1309:Duwayr Taha
1133:Rif Dimashq
1093:Deir ez-Zor
478:Shaykh Badr
416:Settlements
79: /
34:Governorate
1930:Categories
1768:al-Tulay'i
1732:al-Malloua
1613:al-Tawahin
1519:Dahr Safra
1478:al-Annazah
1396:(includes
1337:al-Karimah
1242:Aqir Zayti
1237:al-Annazah
1138:As-Suwayda
1103:Al-Hasakah
905:3 November
818:References
723:, and 13%
360:Tell Kazel
168:Population
134:Government
1904:al-Riqama
1800:Duraykish
1737:al-Mitras
1710:al-Kafrun
1685:al-Karama
1663:Ayn Hifad
1572:al-Qadmus
1561:Mqarmideh
1556:al-Marqab
1494:Ayn Qadib
1423:al-Zarqat
844:15 August
800:Al Kafrun
735:of 1897.
725:Christian
490:districts
468:Duraykish
443:Districts
388:Geography
190:Time zone
76:35°N 36°E
1807:al-Baqaa
1695:al-Bitar
1594:al-Rawda
1583:al-Qulou
1578:Qarqafti
1551:Kharibeh
1541:Huraysun
1509:al-Bayda
1393:al-Sawda
1375:Maraqiya
1294:Bimalkah
1274:Baashtar
1201:Capital:
1123:Quneitra
1083:Damascus
996:20 March
969:20 March
713:Alawites
429:Al-Sawda
1720:al-Maab
1624:Zallalu
1600:Taanita
1566:Osaibah
1529:Fneitiq
1499:Barmiya
1470:Baniyas
1413:Tayshur
1343:Khawabi
1331:Kafr Fo
1304:Dibbash
1247:Areimeh
1118:Latakia
1030:etartus
739:Gallery
721:Ismaili
494:manatiq
473:Baniyas
433:Baniyas
394:islands
295:Lebanon
176:797,000
112:Capital
93:Country
1831:Fajlit
1819:Hababa
1763:al-Sur
1656:Safita
1484:Adimeh
1418:Yahmur
1402:Zamrin
1299:Bureij
1284:Bahuzi
1279:Bahnin
1269:Azzayt
1259:Arzuna
1230:Tartus
1204:Tartus
1143:Tartus
1078:Aleppo
936:et al.
923:page 5
764:Safita
706:UNOCHA
691:
498:nawahi
483:Safita
462:Tartus
437:Safita
421:Tartus
410:border
349:Margat
303:Tartus
267:ALA-LC
259:Arabic
243:Arabic
160:
116:Tartus
103:
81:35; 36
55:Tartus
1894:Maati
1837:Hamin
1750:Sebei
1705:Jenin
1619:Tayru
1606:Talin
1489:Aliqa
1398:Awaru
1253:Arwad
1128:Raqqa
1113:Idlib
1088:Daraa
990:(PDF)
963:(PDF)
719:, 8%
715:, 7%
398:Arwad
366:Carne
332:Amrit
279:Syria
232:SY-TA
216:UTC+3
195:UTC+2
106:Syria
1899:Niha
1400:and
1108:Homs
1098:Hama
998:2020
971:2020
907:2018
846:2022
289:and
287:Homs
220:EEST
147:Area
67:36°E
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