Latakia District (Latakia District)
Latakia District (منطقة اللاذقية) is a district of the Latakia Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Latakia. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 526,888.
Agriculture has remained the most important economic sector in the province, with citrus fruits, apples, and olives being the main cash crops. Tourism mostly from the Persian Gulf States is also a major source of income for the inhabitants during the summer season.
The district of Latakia is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004 ):
* Latakia Subdistrict (ناحية اللاذقية): population 424,392.
* Main localities: Sqoubin, Burj al-Qasab, Baksa, Sitmarkho, Sinjwan, al-Shamiyah, Al-Qanjarah, Kirsana and Mushayrafet al-Samouk.
* Al-Bahluliyah Subdistrict (ناحية البهلولية): population 17,532.
* Main localities: Al-Jandiriyah.
* Rabia Subdistrict (ناحية ربيعة): population 8,214.
* Ayn al-Baydah Subdistrict (ناحية عين البيضة): population 30,959.
* Main localities: Burj Islam, al-Shabatliyah, Salib al-Turkman, al-Safsaf and Mashqita.
Agriculture has remained the most important economic sector in the province, with citrus fruits, apples, and olives being the main cash crops. Tourism mostly from the Persian Gulf States is also a major source of income for the inhabitants during the summer season.
The district of Latakia is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004 ):
* Latakia Subdistrict (ناحية اللاذقية): population 424,392.
* Main localities: Sqoubin, Burj al-Qasab, Baksa, Sitmarkho, Sinjwan, al-Shamiyah, Al-Qanjarah, Kirsana and Mushayrafet al-Samouk.
* Al-Bahluliyah Subdistrict (ناحية البهلولية): population 17,532.
* Main localities: Al-Jandiriyah.
* Rabia Subdistrict (ناحية ربيعة): population 8,214.
* Ayn al-Baydah Subdistrict (ناحية عين البيضة): population 30,959.
* Main localities: Burj Islam, al-Shabatliyah, Salib al-Turkman, al-Safsaf and Mashqita.
Map - Latakia District (Latakia District)
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The name "Syria" historically referred to a wider region, broadly synonymous with the Levant, and known in Arabic as al-Sham. The modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC. Aleppo and the capital city Damascus are among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In the Islamic era, Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt. The modern Syrian state was established in the mid-20th century after centuries of Ottoman rule. After a period as a French mandate (1923–1946), the newly-created state represented the largest Arab state to emerge from the formerly Ottoman-ruled Syrian provinces. It gained de jure independence as a democratic parliamentary republic on 24 October 1945 when the Republic of Syria became a founding member of the United Nations, an act which legally ended the former French mandate (although French troops did not leave the country until April 1946).
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SYP | Syrian pound | £ or لس | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
HY | Armenian language |
EN | English language |
FR | French language |
KU | Kurdish language |