| Tartus Governorate مُحافظة طرطوس | |
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| Governorate | |
.svg) Map of Syria with Tartus highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Tartus): 35°N 36°E / 35°N 36°E / 35; 36 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Capital | Tartus |
| Manatiq (Districts) | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Anas Al-Ayrout |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,892 km (731 sq mi) |
| Estimates range between 1,890 km and 1,892 km | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 797,000 |
| • Density | 420/km (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-TA |
| Main language(s) | Arabic |
Tartus Governorate, also transliterated as Tartous Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة طرطوس / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs), is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Latakia Governorate to the north, Homs and Hama Governorates to the east, Lebanon to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea 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 Tartus.
Archeological sites
- Al-Kahf Castle – Isma'ili castle
- Hosn Sulaiman
- Aleika Castle – Isma'ili castle
- Amrit – Phoenician city
- Chastel Rouge (Qal’at Yahmur) – Crusader castle
- Hosn Suleiman
- Margat – Crusader castle
- Citadel of Arwad
- Tell Kazel – Bronze age site (possibly the ancient city of Sumur)
- Carne – Phoenician city
- Chastel Blanc
- Citadel of Tartus
- Burj Al-Sabi [fr]
Geography
Tartus comprises roughly half of Syria's Mediterranean coastline; offshore lie five small islands, the largest of which is Arwad. Inland the terrain is mountainous, comprising a section of the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range (Nusayriyah Mountains). The Nahr al-Kabir river forms the border with Lebanon to the south.
Settlements
Tartus is the regional capital; other major settlements include Al-Hamidiyah, Al Qadmus, Al-Sawda, Ayn ash Shams, Baniyas, Qusaybah and Safita.
Districts
The governorate is divided into five districts (manatiq). The districts are further divided into 27 sub-districts (nawahi):
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Demographics
As per the 2004 Syrian census the population was 701,400. A 2011 UNOCHA estimate put the population at 797,000, though this has likely changed since the start of the war.
| Religious composition of Tartus Governorate (2011) | ||||
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| Alawites | 69% | |||
| Sunnis | 18% | |||
| Ismailis | 7% | |||
| Christians | 6% | |||
At the end of 2011, the population of Tartus reached 797,000, which represented 4% of Syria’s population. The majority of the population are Alawites at 69%, 18% Sunni Muslims, 7% are Ismaili Muslims, and 6% are Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox). There is a small Cretan Greek community concentrated in Al-Hamidiyah, the descendants of refugees who fled the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.
Gallery
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Map of Tartus governorate
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Safita
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Mountains near Kaff al-Jaa
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Margat Castle
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Al Kafrun
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Arwad Castle
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See also
References
- "الحكومة السورية المؤقتة تعين محافظا جديدا لطرطوس". Erem News. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Syria Provinces". www.statoids.com.
- "Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Localities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- "Arwad, Fortress at Sea". Aramco World. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- Federal Research Division, Library of Congress (2005) "Country Profile: Syria" page 5
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia et al., "Nahr el Kabir Basin", Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia 8 PDF
- Syrian Arab Republic – Governorates profile (PDF), UNOCHA, June 2014, retrieved 20 March 2020
- Hussain Ibrahim Qutrib (2016), "Useful Syria" and Demographic Changes in Syria (PDF), King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, retrieved 20 March 2020
- Greek-Speaking Enclaves of Lebanon and Syria by Roula Tsokalidou. Proceedings II Simposio Internacional Bilingüismo. Retrieved 4 December 2006
External links
- etartus The First Complete website for Tartus news and services
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