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Latakia

American

[lat-uh-kee-uh, lah-tah-kee-ah] / ˌlæt əˈki ə, ˌlɑ tɑˈki ɑ /

noun

Ancient Laodicea. a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.
a coastal district in Syria, in the western part.
a variety of Turkish tobacco.

Latakia British

/ ˌlætəˈkiːə /

noun

Latin name: Laodicea ad Mare. the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est)

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The Colombians would mark the bricks with a dragon symbol, inspired by a bracelet Kassis wore, and ship them to the Syrian port of Latakia in a container ostensibly laden with bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The community is otherwise mostly present across their coastal heartland in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

So far, said committee spokesman Yasser Farhan, the panel has investigated only the province of Latakia but will soon move to neighboring provinces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

Defence ministry spokesman Hassan Abdul Ghani announced on X that the security operation in Latakia and Tartous had ended after "achieving all the specified objectives".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

The Latakia tobacco grown in the hilly part of Northern Syria is also celebrated as a cigarette tobacco.

From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by Brennan, W. A.

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