Tartus

Tartus
طَرْطُوس
Tortosa
City
Corniche
The city's harbour
Tartus beach
Tartus Museum
Al-Assad Stadium
Tartus Citadel
Tartus Al Bassel Park 
Port of Tartus • Tartus beach and boulevard 
Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa • Al-Assad Stadium 
Citadel of Tartus
Official seal of Tartus
Nickname(s): 
Rope; (Arabic: حبل)
Tartus is located in Syria
Tartus
Tartus
Location in Syria
Tartus is located in Eastern Mediterranean
Tartus
Tartus
Tartus (Eastern Mediterranean)
Tartus is located in Asia
Tartus
Tartus
Tartus (Asia)
Coordinates: 34°53′N 35°53′E / 34.883°N 35.883°E / 34.883; 35.883
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus Governorate
DistrictTartus District
SubdistrictTartus Subdistrict
Established2nd millennium BC[1]
Founded byPhoenicians
Government
 • GovernorFiras Ahmed Al-Hamid[2]
Area
 • Land20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2023 Estimate)[3]
 • City458,327
 • Metro
458,327
Demonym(s)Arabic: طرطوسي, romanizedṬarṭūsi
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)Country code: 963, City code: 43
GeocodeC5221
ClimateCSa
WebsiteeTartus

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference est. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". Syrian Arab News Agency. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Tartus Population 2023". Macrotrends. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Tartus in the Present Crisis: A Mirror of the Syrian Regime". carnegieendowment.org. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ Syrian Arab Republic – Governorates profile (PDF), UNOCHA, June 2014, retrieved 20 March 2020
  6. ^ "Syria Provinces". www.statoids.com.
  7. ^ "world population review". Tartus Population. world population review.
  8. ^ "New Russia-Syria accord allows up to 11 warships in Tartus port simultaneously". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 30 January 2017.