Latakia Governorate or muhafazah al Ladhiqiyah is one of the fourteen governorates

Governorates of Syria

Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat . The governorates are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq , which are further divided into subdistricts, or nawahi...

 (provinces) of Syria

Syria

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. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey

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. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km² to 2,437 km² . The Governorate has a population of 991,000 (2010 estimate) and is one of the only governorates in Syria that has an Allawite majority. . The capital is Latakia

Latakia

Latakia, or Latakiyah , is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Governorate. In addition to serving as a port, the city is a manufacturing center for surrounding agricultural towns and villages...

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Districts

The governorate is divided into 4 districts (manatiq):

• Al-Haffah
  Al-Haffah District
  Al-Haffah District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Al-Haffah....
  
  
• Jableh
  Jableh District
  Jableh District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Jableh....
  
  
• Latakia
  Latakia District
  Latakia District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Latakia.The Province or "mouhafaza" used to be a separate Mandate given to France by the League of Nations and remained autonomous for two years until its incorporation into...
  
  
• Qardaha
  Qardaha District
  Qardaha District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Qardaha....
  
  

These are further divided into ? sub-districts (nawahi).

Geography

Latakia is traversed (twice) by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.