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Latakia Governorate

governorate of Syria
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Summary

Latakia Governorate is a governorate of Syria[1]. It draws 688 Wikipedia views per month (governorate of syria category, ranking #7 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Syria[3]
  • Country: Syria[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
  • Capital: Latakia[6]
  • Shares border with: Hatay Province[7], Idlib Governorate[8], Hama Governorate[9], Tartus Governorate[10]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Al-Haffah District[11], Jableh District[12], Latakia District[13], Qardaha District[14]
  • Commons category: Latakia Governorate[15]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[16], UTC+03:00[17]
  • Official website: https://latakia.gov.sy/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Latakia Governorate[19]
  • Population: 1,008,000[20], 1,364,985[21]
  • Official name: مُحافظة اللاذقية[22]
  • Category for people who died here: Q111991676[23]
  • Native label: مُحافظة اللاذقية‎[24]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Latakia Governorate[25]
  • Area: 2297.0 km²[26]

Why It Matters

Latakia Governorate has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cbssyr.sy. cbssyr.sy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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