Latakia

[lat-uh-kee-uh, lah-tah-kee-ah]

noun

1. Ancient Laodicea. a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.

2. a coastal district in Syria, in the western part.

3. a variety of Turkish tobacco.

Latakia

/ ˌlætəˈkiːə /

noun

1. Latin name: Laodicea ad Mare. the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Attacks were reported near Homs and Palmyra, as well as on the coastal city of Latakia, Sana said late on Monday.

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So far, said committee spokesman Yasser Farhan, the panel has investigated only the province of Latakia but will soon move to neighboring provinces.

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Syrian security forces were then accused of carrying out revenge killings of Alawites in the coastal province of Latakia - the sect's heartland.

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In the countryside of Latakia, the Syrian security forces' control ends, and the boundaries of the Russian military's Hmeimim airbase begin.

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The government launched the operation in Latakia province in response to a growing insurgency by Assad loyalists in recent weeks.

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