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Tartus

city in Syria
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Summary

Tartus is a city[1]. Tartus ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,707 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tartous Subdistrict[3]
  • Country: Syria[4]
  • Instance of: big city[5], populated place in Syria[6]
  • Official language: Arabic[7]
  • Named after: Arwad[8]
  • Twinned administrative body: Tortosa[9]
  • Commons category: Tartus[10]
  • Local dialing code: 43[11]
  • Official website: http://www.tartous-city.gov.sy/[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tartus[13]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[14]
  • Capital of: Tartus Governorate[15]
  • Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[16]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Tartus[17]
  • Native label: طرطوس[18]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Tartus[19]
  • Elevation above sea level: 0 m[20]
  • World Heritage criteria: (ii)[21], (iv)[22]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Tartus[23]

Why It Matters

Tartus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Tartus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

city Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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