Tartus
طَرْطُوس Tortosa | |
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City | |
  _-_panoramio.jpg)    Tartus Al Bassel Park Port of Tartus • Tartus beach and boulevard Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa • Al-Assad Stadium Citadel of Tartus | |
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| Nickname(s): Rope; (Arabic: حبل) | |
  Tartus Location in Syria  Tartus Tartus (Eastern Mediterranean)  Tartus Tartus (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′N 35°53′E / 34.883°N 35.883°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus Governorate |
| District | Tartus District |
| Subdistrict | Tartus Subdistrict |
| Established | 2nd millennium BC[1] |
| Founded by | Phoenicians |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Firas Ahmed Al-Hamid[2] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2023 Estimate)[3] | |
| • City | 458,327 |
| • Metro | 458,327 |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: طرطوسي, romanized: Ṭarṭūsi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963, City code: 43 |
| Geocode | C5221 |
| Climate | CSa |
| Website | eTartus |
Tartus (Arabic: طَرْطُوس / ALA-LC: Ṭarṭūs; known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa and also transliterated from French Tartous) is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.[4] It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate.[5] Until the 1970s, Tartus was under the governance of Latakia Governorate, then it became a separate governorate.[6] The population is 458,327 (2023 estimate).[7] In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians. Many vacation compounds and resorts are located in the region. The port holds a small Russian naval base.[8]
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