Latakia

[ lat-uh-kee-uh lah-tah-kee-ah ]

noun

1. Ancient La·od·i·ce·a [ley-od-, uh, -, see, -, uh, ley-, uh, -d, uh, -]. a seaport in northwestern Syria, on the Mediterranean.
2. a coastal district in Syria, in the western part.
3. a variety of Turkish tobacco.

Latakia

/ ˌlætəˈkiːə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Flights scheduled to arrive in Damascus were being diverted to Latakia and Aleppo, Al Watan newspaper said.

From Reuters

Flights were directed in the past to an international airport in the coastal province of Latakia.

From Washington Times

State media said runways had been damaged at both Damascus and Aleppo airports and flights would be diverted to Latakia, a city in north-west Syria.

From BBC

In neighboring Syria, a navy patrol stopped a boat Saturday carrying migrants off the coast of Latakia, according to the pro-government Sham FM radio station.

From Washington Times

In the long term, China sees the port in Latakia, Syria, as a place of strategic importance in its ambitions to gain a foothold in the Mediterranean Sea, Dr. Gurol-Haller said.

From New York Times