Tartus is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, the second largest port city in the country after Latakia, and the largest city in Tartus Governorate, which it was governed under Latakia Governorate until becoming a separate governorate in the 1970s. Its population was estimated at 458,327 in 2023, and in summer it serves as a vacation spot for many Syrians.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude34.883333 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Tartus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: established_date
2nd millennium BC
Infobox, population
458,327
View the Source 2. Tartus (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 34.883333, longitude 35.883333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source3. GeoNames: Ţarţūs - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 20 m
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 35.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 35.75
34.75 35.75 Csa
5. GeoNames: Ţarţūs - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 163345Quote, cities500 record 163345
34.88902 35.88659 P PPLA SY 14 458327 20 Asia/Damascus
Wikidata: Tartus
Wikidata Q174916, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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