Tartous Governorate
Archeological sites
- Al-Kahf Castle – Isma'ili castle
- Aleika Castle – Isma'ili castle
- Amrit – Phoenician city
- Chastel Rouge (Qal’at Yahmur) – Crusader castle
- Hosn Suleiman
- Margat – Crusader castle
- Tell Kazel – Bronze age site (possibly the ancient city of Sumur)
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.
The majority at 72% are Alawites, 7% Sunni Muslim, 8% Ismaili, and 13% Christian. 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
References
- ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". Syrian Arab News Agency. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "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