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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><p><b>Tartus</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">طَرْطُوس</span> / <a href="/wiki/ALA-LC" class="mw-redirect" title="ALA-LC">ALA-LC</a>: <i>Ṭarṭūs</i>; known in the <a href="/wiki/County_of_Tripoli" title="County of Tripoli">County of Tripoli</a> as <b>Tortosa</b> and also transliterated from <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> <b>Tartous</b>) is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the second largest port city in Syria (after <a href="/wiki/Latakia" title="Latakia">Latakia</a>), and the largest city in <a href="/wiki/Tartus_Governorate" title="Tartus Governorate">Tartus Governorate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tartus was under the governance of <a href="/wiki/Latakia_Governorate" title="Latakia Governorate">Latakia Governorate</a> until the 1970s, when it became a separate governorate.<sup id="cite_ref-Statoids_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statoids-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population is 458,327 (2023 estimate).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians. </p><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Tartus</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ar">طَرْطُوس</div><div class="nickname 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/149px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/224px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/298px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1432" data-file-height="979"></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:136px;max-width:136px"><div style="height:100px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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title="Tartus Citadel"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg/150px-Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg/225px-Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg/300px-Tartus_fortress_0807.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Tartus" title="Citadel of Tartus">Citadel of Tartus</a></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Tartus.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Tartus"><img alt="Official seal of Tartus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Emblem_of_Tartus.svg/60px-Emblem_of_Tartus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Emblem_of_Tartus.svg/90px-Emblem_of_Tartus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Emblem_of_Tartus.svg/120px-Emblem_of_Tartus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="381"></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Rope; (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">حبل</span>)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Syria_physical_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tartus is located in Syria"><img alt="Tartus is located in Syria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Syria_physical_location_map.svg/250px-Syria_physical_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Syria_physical_location_map.svg/375px-Syria_physical_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Syria_physical_location_map.svg/500px-Syria_physical_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="806"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.518%;left:12.603%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tartus"><img alt="Tartus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Tartus</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Syria</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Syria</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tartus is located in Eastern Mediterranean"><img alt="Tartus is located in Eastern Mediterranean" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg/250px-Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg/375px-Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg/500px-Mediterranean_Sea_East_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="957" data-file-height="765"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:34.633%;left:50.985%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tartus"><img alt="Tartus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Tartus</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Tartus (Eastern Mediterranean)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Eastern Mediterranean</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tartus is located in Asia"><img alt="Tartus is located in Asia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/250px-Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/375px-Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-Asia_laea_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1050"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.724%;left:9.713%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Tartus"><img alt="Tartus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Tartus</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Tartus (Asia)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Asia</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tartus&params=34_53_N_35_53_E_region:SY_type:city(458327)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°53′N</span> <span class="longitude">35°53′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.883°N 35.883°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.883; 35.883</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Syrian_revolution.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Syria" title="Governorates of Syria">Governorate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tartus_Governorate" title="Tartus Governorate">Tartus Governorate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Syria" title="Districts of Syria">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tartus_District" title="Tartus District">Tartus District</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nahiyah" title="Nahiyah">Subdistrict</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tartus Subdistrict</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">2nd millennium <a href="/wiki/Anno_Domini" title="Anno Domini">BC</a><sup id="cite_ref-est._1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-est.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phoenicia" title="Phoenicia">Phoenicians</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Firas Ahmed Al-Hamid<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">20 km<sup>2</sup> (8 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">22 m (72 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2023 Estimate)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Syria" title="List of cities in Syria">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">458,327</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">458,327</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">طرطوسي</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Ṭarṭūsi</i></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Country code: 963, City code: 43</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geocode" title="Geocode">Geocode</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">C5221</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">CSa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.esyria.sy/eTartus/">eTartus</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 250px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="250" data-zoom="12" data-overlays='["_a7d1821ff851df13892487aa4b6a774df9a31068"]'><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,270x250.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Tartus&groups=_a7d1821ff851df13892487aa4b6a774df9a31068" width="270" height="250" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,270x250@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Tartus&groups=_a7d1821ff851df13892487aa4b6a774df9a31068 2x" alt="Map"></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Etymology"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Etymology</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Phoenician_Antaradus"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Phoenician Antaradus</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Greco-Roman_and_Byzantine_era"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Greco-Roman and Byzantine era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Early_Islamic_era"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Early Islamic era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Crusades"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Crusades</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Ottoman_era"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Ottoman era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Modern_era"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Modern era</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Climate"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Climate</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Industry_and_navy"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Industry and navy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Tourism"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Tourism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Russian_naval_base"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Russian naval base</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Culture"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Culture</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Art_and_festivals"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Art and festivals</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Museum"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Museum</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Sports"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Sports</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#Local_infrastructure"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Local infrastructure</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Transportation"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Main_sights"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Main sights</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#International_relations"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">International relations</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Twin_towns_%E2%80%94_sister_cities"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Twin towns — sister cities</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Notable_people"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Notable people</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The name derives from Ancient <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Αντιάραδος</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Greek-language romanization"><i lang="el-Latn">Anti-Arados</i></span> (Antarados or <i>Anti-Aradus</i>, meaning "The town facing <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Aradus</a>). In <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>, its name became <i>Tortosa</i>. The original name survives in its <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> form as <i>Ṭarṭūs</i> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">طَرْطُوس</span>), from which the <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> <i>Tartous</i> and <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> <i>Tartus</i> derive. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phoenician_Antaradus">Phoenician Antaradus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Phoenician Antaradus" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Arwad</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg/150px-Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="131" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1890" data-file-height="1650"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 131px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg/150px-Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg" data-width="150" data-height="131" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg/225px-Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg/300px-Bronze_Apis_Louvre_Br4462.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Bronze bull, probably a representation of Egyptian god Apis. 1st-2nd century CE, found in Tartus</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus was founded as a <a href="/wiki/Phoenicia" title="Phoenicia">Phoenician</a> <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colony</a> of <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Aradus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-est._1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-est.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The colony was known as Antaradus. Not much remains of the <a href="/wiki/Phoenicia" title="Phoenicia">Phoenician</a> Antaradus, the mainland settlement of the more important and larger settlements of Aradus, off the shore of Tartus, and the nearby site of <a href="/wiki/Amrit" title="Amrit">Amrit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greco-Roman_and_Byzantine_era">Greco-Roman and Byzantine era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Greco-Roman and Byzantine era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus,_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo,_390_dc_ca.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG/150px-Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="170" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="956" data-file-height="1084"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 170px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG/150px-Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG" data-width="150" data-height="170" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG/225px-Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG/300px-Tartus%2C_campanella_d%27oro_lavorata_a_traforo%2C_390_dc_ca.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Greek gold fretworked bell, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 390 AD</span></figcaption></figure> <p>The city was called Antaradus in <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Athanasius" class="mw-redirect" title="Athanasius">Athanasius</a> reports that, under <a href="/wiki/Roman_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Emperor">Roman Emperor</a> <a href="/wiki/Constantine_I_(emperor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine I (emperor)">Constantine the Great</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cymatius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cymatius (page does not exist)">Cymatius</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Orthodox">Christian Orthodox</a> <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishop</a> of Antaradus and also of <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Aradus</a> (whose names indicate that they were neighbouring towns facing each other) was driven out by the <a href="/wiki/Arianism" title="Arianism">Arians</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/First_Council_of_Constantinople" title="First Council of Constantinople">First Council of Constantinople</a> in 381, Mocimus appears as bishop of Aradus. At the time of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ephesus" title="Council of Ephesus">Council of Ephesus</a> (431), some sources speak of a Musaeus as bishop of Aradus and Antaradus, while others mention only Aradus or only Antaradus. Alexander was at the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon" title="Council of Chalcedon">Council of Chalcedon</a> in 451 as bishop of Antaradus, Paulus as bishop of Aradus, while, at a synod held at Antioch shortly before, Paulus took part as bishop of both Aradus and Antaradus. In 458, Atticus signed, as bishop of Aradus, the letter of the bishops of the province of Phoenicia Prima to Byzantine Emperor <a href="/wiki/Leo_I_the_Thracian" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo I the Thracian">Leo I the Thracian</a> protesting about the murder of <a href="/wiki/Proterius_of_Alexandria" title="Proterius of Alexandria">Proterius of Alexandria</a>. Theodorus or Theodosius, who died in 518, is mentioned as bishop of Antaradus in a letter from the bishops of the province regarding <a href="/wiki/Severus_of_Antioch" title="Severus of Antioch">Severus of Antioch</a> that was read at a synod held by <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Mennas_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople">Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople</a>. The acts of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Council_of_Constantinople" title="Second Council of Constantinople">Second Council of Constantinople</a> in 553 were signed by Asyncretius as bishop of Aradus. At the time of the Crusades, Antaradus, by then called Tartus or Tortosa, was a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin Church</a> diocese, whose bishop also held the titles of Aradus and <a href="/wiki/Maraclea" title="Maraclea">Maraclea</a> (perhaps <a href="/wiki/Rakhlah" title="Rakhlah">Rachlea</a>). It was united to the see of Famagosta in Cyprus in 1295.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No longer a residential bishopric, Antaradus is listed by the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Titular_see" title="Titular see">titular see</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city was favored by Constantine for its devotion to the cult of the <a href="/wiki/Mary,_the_mother_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary, the mother of Jesus">Virgin Mary</a>. The first chapel to be dedicated to the Virgin was built here in the 3rd century.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_Islamic_era">Early Islamic era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Early Islamic era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Islamic rule was established in Syria in 634. In the years before, Arab merchants would spread the word of Islam and locals embraced the new religion while others continued to practice their respective faiths. During the <a href="/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant" title="Muslim conquest of the Levant">Arab conquest of the Levant</a>, caliphate armies conquered Tartus under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Ubadah_ibn_al-Samit" title="Ubadah ibn al-Samit">Ubadah ibn al-Samit</a> in 636.<sup id="cite_ref-kitAb_futuh_al-buldAn;_Baladhuri_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kitAb_futuh_al-buldAn;_Baladhuri-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Ubadah occupied Tartus, <a href="/wiki/Mu%27awiya_I" title="Mu'awiya I">Mu'awiya I</a> came to the city, and built an <a href="/wiki/Amsar" title="Amsar">Amsar</a> complex within the city, while also tasking fiefs to the garrison commanders.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tartus hosted <a href="/wiki/Khadija_bint_Khuwaylid" title="Khadija bint Khuwaylid">Khadijah</a>, the wife of <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a> when she came with her father <a href="/wiki/Khuwaylid_ibn_Asad" title="Khuwaylid ibn Asad">Khuwaylid ibn Asad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crusades">Crusades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Crusades" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/220px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1432" data-file-height="979"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/220px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/330px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg/440px-Notre_dame_de_tortosa.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>The Crusader-era <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Crusaders called the city Antartus, and also Tortosa. It was captured in 1099 during the <a href="/wiki/First_Crusade" title="First Crusade">First Crusade</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <a href="/wiki/Franks" title="Franks">Frankish</a> forces. Once the land was seized, the cathedral was built over the spot of a Byzantine church,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it was later taken over by Muslims. It was recaptured by <a href="/wiki/Raymond_IV,_Count_of_Toulouse" title="Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse">Raymond of Saint-Gilles</a> in February 1102 after two weeks of siege, then it was left in 1105 to his son <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Jordan" title="Alfonso Jordan">Alfonso Jordan</a> and was known as Tortosa.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1123 the Crusaders built the semi-fortified <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa</a> over a Byzantine church that was popular with pilgrims. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg/200px-Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg/200px-Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg/300px-Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg/400px-Tartus_fortress_chapel_0790.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Templar Chapel, <a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Tartus" title="Citadel of Tartus">Citadel of Tartus</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1152, Tortosa was handed to the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Templar" title="Knights Templar">Knights Templar</a>, who used it as a military headquarters. They engaged in some major building projects, constructing a <a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Tartus" title="Citadel of Tartus">castle</a> around 1165 with a large chapel and an elaborate keep, surrounded by thick double concentric walls.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Templars' mission was to protect the city and surrounding lands, some of which had been occupied by Christian settlers, from Muslim attack. <a href="/wiki/Nur_ad-Din_Zangi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nur ad-Din Zangi">Nur ad-Din Zangi</a> captured Tartus from the Crusaders for a brief time before he lost it again.<sup id="cite_ref-Barber_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barber-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city of Tortosa was recaptured by <a href="/wiki/Saladin" title="Saladin">Saladin</a> in 1188, and the main Templar headquarters was relocated to <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a>. However, in Tortosa, some Templars were able to retreat into the keep, which they continued to use as a base for the next 100 years. They steadily added to its fortifications until it also fell, in 1291. Tortosa was the last outpost of the Templars on the Syrian mainland, after which they retreated to a garrison on the nearby island of <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Arwad</a>, which they held for another decade.<sup id="cite_ref-crusade-en_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crusade-en-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the occupation by the <a href="/wiki/Mamluk_Sultanate" title="Mamluk Sultanate">Mamluks</a>, the city lost its prestige, which it regained only under the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> rule.<sup id="cite_ref-Cummins94_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cummins94-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ottoman_era">Ottoman era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ottoman era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Syria" title="Ottoman Syria">Ottoman rule</a>, the city gained importance mainly due to trade with Cyprus and Europe. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, it became one of the coastal defense points due to its strategic port. In 1832, at the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Ottoman_War_(1831%E2%80%931833)" title="Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833)">First Egyptian-Ottoman War</a>, the city and its surroundings were conquered by <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt" title="Muhammad Ali of Egypt">Muhammad Ali Pasha</a>, then ruler of Egypt.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1839, the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> reconquered its Syrian coastal territories from Egypt with the support of Great Britain. In 1840, during the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Ottoman_War_(1839%E2%80%931841)" title="Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)">Syrian War</a>, British frigates <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Ship" title="His Majesty's Ship">HMS</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Carysfort_(1836)" title="HMS Carysfort (1836)"><i>Carysfort</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Ship" title="His Majesty's Ship">HMS</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Benbow_(1813)" title="HMS Benbow (1813)"><i>Benbow</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Zebra_(1815)" title="HMS Zebra (1815)">HMS <i>Zebra</i></a>, with the help of a landing force of marines, attacked the citadel in Tartus.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite heavy losses, the British failed to capture the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ottoman rule continued until 1918. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_era">Modern era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Modern era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamrat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hamrat.jpg/220px-Hamrat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="402"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hamrat.jpg/220px-Hamrat.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hamrat.jpg/330px-Hamrat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hamrat.jpg/440px-Hamrat.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Hamrat street, Tartus (1970)</figcaption></figure> <p>On May 23, 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant">Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant</a> claimed responsibility for three <a href="/wiki/Suicide_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bombing">suicide bombings</a> at a bus station in Tartus, which had remained largely unaffected since the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syrian Civil War</a> began in 2011 and continues to remain that way, as a stronghold of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Syria" title="Government of Syria">Government of Syria</a>. Purportedly targeting Alawite gatherings, the bombs killed 48 people. In <a href="/wiki/Jableh" title="Jableh">Jableh</a>, similarly insulated, another four bombers killed over a hundred people.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 15, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" title="Israeli Air Force">Israeli Air Forces</a> bombed the coastal city and its vicinity in an offensive which targeted military facilities following the <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime" title="Fall of the Assad regime">fall of the Assad regime</a>. At 11:49 pm, a 3.1 earthquake which might have been caused by the explosions was reported with its epicenter about 28 kilometres (17 mi) off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Banias" title="Banias">Banias</a>, according to <a href="/wiki/Seismic" class="mw-redirect" title="Seismic">seismic</a> sensors in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights" title="Syrian Observatory for Human Rights">Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a> has reported that the strikes were "some of the heaviest in the region since 2012".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Geography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>The city lies on the eastern coast of the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> bordered by the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Coastal_Mountain_Range" title="Syrian Coastal Mountain Range">Syrian Coastal Mountain Range</a> to the east. <a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Arwad</a>, the only inhabited island on the Syrian coast, is located a few kilometers off the shore of Tartus. Tartus occupies most of the coastal plain, surrounded to the east by mountains composed mainly of <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> and, in certain places around the town of <a href="/wiki/Souda" title="Souda">Souda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">basalt</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Climate" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Tartus has a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">Mediterranean climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Hot-summer_mediterranean_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot-summer mediterranean climate">Csa</a></i>) with mild, wet winters, hot and humid summers, and short transition periods in April and October. The hills to the east of the city create a cooler climate with higher rainfall. Tartus is known for its relatively mild weather and high precipitation compared to inland Syria.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Tartus </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br>(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br>(61.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br>(65.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br>(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br>(76.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br>(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br>(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br>(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br>(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.6<br>(79.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br>(72.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br>(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.34<br>(74.01) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br>(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7<br>(54.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br>(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br>(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br>(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br>(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br>(78.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br>(80.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br>(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br>(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA449; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.7<br>(63.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.7<br>(56.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9832; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19.36<br>(66.85) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br>(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9<br>(48.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br>(50.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8<br>(55.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br>(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.1<br>(66.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.2<br>(72.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br>(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.4<br>(68.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br>(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br>(55.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0<br>(50.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">15.06<br>(59.11) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #00F500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">177.5<br>(6.99) </td> <td style="background: #16FF16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">142.1<br>(5.59) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">105.2<br>(4.14) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.1<br>(2.25) </td> <td style="background: #E1FFE1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br>(0.79) </td> <td style="background: #ECFFEC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3<br>(0.48) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br>(0.03) </td> <td style="background: #F9FFF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br>(0.15) </td> <td style="background: #F2FFF2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2<br>(0.32) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.6<br>(2.66) </td> <td style="background: #5DFF5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">105.0<br>(4.13) </td> <td style="background: #00EA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">184.8<br>(7.28) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">884.3<br>(34.81) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6464FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.5 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.1 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8 </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.4 </td> <td style="background: #ACACFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">62.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Hong Kong Observatory</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Economy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industry_and_navy">Industry and navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Industry and navy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_port1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tartus_port1.jpg/220px-Tartus_port1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="847" data-file-height="457"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 119px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tartus_port1.jpg/220px-Tartus_port1.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="119" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tartus_port1.jpg/330px-Tartus_port1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tartus_port1.jpg/440px-Tartus_port1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Tartus port</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus is an important trade center in Syria and has one of the two main ports of the country on the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>. The city port is experiencing major expansion as a lot of <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraqi</a> imports come through the port of Tartus to aid <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction of Iraq">reconstruction efforts in Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WB_Report_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WB_Report-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a cement plant in the city with a production capacity of 6.5 thousand tons of cement per day.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry" title="Pharmaceutical industry">pharmaceutical industry</a> is also represented in the city, since the beginning of the conflict in the country, seven pharmaceutical factories have been opened and another 3 are under construction.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Food, chemical and wood processing industries are also represented in the urban industrial zone.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many residents are employed in the service sector.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tourism" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg/220px-Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4457" data-file-height="2966"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg/220px-Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg/330px-Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg/440px-Tartus_sea_side_3458.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>City promenade at night</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_beach_(1)_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Tartus_beach_%281%29_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Tartus beaches</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus is a popular destination for tourists with many resorts along the Syrian coast.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_naval_base">Russian naval base</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Russian naval base" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tartus_naval_base" title="Tartus naval base">Tartus naval base</a></div> <p>Tartus hosts a <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet-era</a> naval supply and maintenance base, under a 1971 agreement with Syria, which is still staffed by Russian naval personnel. Tartus is the last <a href="/wiki/Russian_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian military">Russian military</a> base outside the former Soviet Union, and its only Mediterranean fueling spot, sparing Russia's warships the trip back to their <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> bases through <a href="/wiki/Bosporus" title="Bosporus">straits in Turkey</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Members_of_NATO" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of NATO">NATO member</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Culture" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art_and_festivals">Art and festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Art and festivals" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer,_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg/220px-Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1774"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 156px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg/220px-Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="156" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg/330px-Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg/440px-Illustration_from_Views_in_the_Ottoman_Dominions_by_Luigi_Mayer%2C_digitally_enhanced_by_rawpixel-com_57.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Tartus painted by <a href="/wiki/Luigi_Mayer" title="Luigi Mayer">Luigi Mayer</a> (1810)</figcaption></figure> <p>Many cultural and literary events, art festivals and theater are held in the city, and in the summer, the activities of the Tartous Art Festival are held in the presence of distinguished Syrian and Arab artists,<sup id="cite_ref-cult_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cult-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in addition to a tourist festival called Antaradus.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Assi_Rahbani" title="Assi Rahbani">Assi Rahbani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mansour_Rahbani" title="Mansour Rahbani">Mansour Rahbani</a>, frequent visitors to Tartus, immortalized their love for the city in a song, <i>Shabab Al-Hilweh</i>, sung by <a href="/wiki/Nasri_Shamseddine" title="Nasri Shamseddine">Nasri Shamseddine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the composers whose name is associated with Tartous and <a href="/wiki/Husayn_al-Baher" title="Husayn al-Baher">Husayn al-Baher</a> is the musician Safwan Bahlawan Ibn Arwad who has a distinguished performance in the pub and his artistic presence on the Arab art scene.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Residents of the city include the singer <a href="/wiki/Farrah_Yousef" title="Farrah Yousef">Farrah Yousef</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Alarabiya_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alarabiya-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> finalist of the singing competition <i><a href="/wiki/Arab_Idol_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Idol (season 2)">Arab Idol</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Taim_Hasan" title="Taim Hasan">Taim Hasan</a>, an actor known for his dramatic roles in Syria and the Arab world.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many poets and writers have lived in Tartus, including <a href="/wiki/Saadallah_Wannous" title="Saadallah Wannous">Saadallah Wannous</a>, Muhammad Omran, <a href="/wiki/Rasha_Omran" title="Rasha Omran">Rasha Omran</a> and Nadim Muhammad. Some writers hold their literary seminars and lectures in the local cultural center.<sup id="cite_ref-cult_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cult-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museum">Museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Museum" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TartusNotreDame.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TartusNotreDame.jpg/250px-TartusNotreDame.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="160" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3181" data-file-height="2041"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 160px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TartusNotreDame.jpg/250px-TartusNotreDame.jpg" data-width="250" data-height="160" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TartusNotreDame.jpg/375px-TartusNotreDame.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TartusNotreDame.jpg/500px-TartusNotreDame.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>National Museum of Tartus (1987)</figcaption></figure> <p>St. Mary's Cathedral was originally built in the 12th century as a Templar church. The cathedral was used as a mosque after the Muslim capture of the city, then as a barracks by the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Syria" title="Ottoman Syria">Ottomans</a>. It was renovated under the <a href="/wiki/French_Mandate" class="mw-redirect" title="French Mandate">French Mandate</a> and since 1956, the building has housed the National Museum of Tartus, which exhibits antiquities recovered from Amrit and many other places in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg/200px-Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg/200px-Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg/300px-Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg/400px-Tartus_Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa_3642.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ash chest with a Christian symbol, located in the national museum</figcaption></figure> <p>In September 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Directorate-General_of_Antiquities_and_Museums" title="Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums">Directorate-General of Antiquities</a> began a comprehensive renovation and fixing operations of architectural elements that were subjected to fragmentation at the National Museum of Tartus.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sports" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg/230px-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="173" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="810"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 230px;height: 173px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg/230px-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg" data-width="230" data-height="173" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg/345px-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg/460px-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF_%D9%A1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Bassel al-Assad Stadium</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg/230px-Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="144" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="603"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 230px;height: 144px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg/230px-Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg" data-width="230" data-height="144" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg/345px-Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg/460px-Tartus_Municipal_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Tartus Municipal Stadium</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus is the home city of only one sports club: <a href="/wiki/Al-Sahel_SC_(Syria)" title="Al-Sahel SC (Syria)">Al-Sahel SC</a>, founded in 1971. 4 types of sports are being practiced by the club including: football, basketball, table tennis and bodybuilding. The club plays in both stadiums in the city: Municipal (capacity 1,300) and Bassel Al-Assad (capacity 8,000). </p><p>In 2018, Al-Sahel was promoted to the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Premier_League" title="Syrian Premier League">Syrian Premier League</a> for the first time in their history.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Syrian_Premier_League" title="2020–21 Syrian Premier League">2020-21 season</a>, they were relegated and have been playing in the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_League_1st_Division" title="Syrian League 1st Division">Syrian League 1st Division</a> ever since. The women's basketball team competes at the top level of the Syrian basketball league.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Education" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <p>A number of colleges affiliated with <a href="/wiki/Latakia_University" title="Latakia University">Latakia University</a>, such as the College of Arts and the College of Technical Engineering, were opened as part of the government's policy to expand higher education among the various Syrian cities.<sup id="cite_ref-LatakiaUni_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LatakiaUni-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city also has a number of institutes, secondary schools and primary schools affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(Syria)" title="Ministry of Education (Syria)">Ministry of Education</a>, in addition to private educational institutes and secondary schools.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Local_infrastructure">Local infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Local infrastructure" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus,_night_time.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg/230px-Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="136" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1279" data-file-height="756"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 230px;height: 136px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg/230px-Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg" data-width="230" data-height="136" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg/345px-Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg/460px-Tartus%2C_night_time.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A residential neighbourhood of Tartus</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_street_view_0626.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tartus_street_view_0626.jpg/230px-Tartus_street_view_0626.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="153" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 230px;height: 153px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tartus_street_view_0626.jpg/230px-Tartus_street_view_0626.jpg" data-width="230" data-height="153" 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data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tartus_Al_Basel_Park_0632.jpg/345px-Tartus_Al_Basel_Park_0632.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tartus_Al_Basel_Park_0632.jpg/460px-Tartus_Al_Basel_Park_0632.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Al-Bassel Public Park in the city center</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartous has expanded over time.<sup id="cite_ref-project_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-project-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gardens in the city include Al-Basel Park.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tartus was an attractive destination for tourists from Europe and Arab countries prior to the civil war.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Transportation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg/230px-Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="153" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 230px;height: 153px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg/230px-Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg" data-width="230" data-height="153" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg/345px-Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg/460px-Tartus_street_view_0628.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Al-Thawra Street</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus has a developed road system. Tartus and Latakia are connected by the M1 international highway, and the city is connected to <a href="/wiki/Damascus" title="Damascus">Damascus</a> by the <a href="/wiki/M5_Motorway_(Syria)" title="M5 Motorway (Syria)">M5 highway</a> via <a href="/wiki/Homs" title="Homs">Homs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jordantimes-20200226_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jordantimes-20200226-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The establishment of an international road linking Tartus with Iraq and other <a href="/wiki/Arab_states_of_the_Persian_Gulf" title="Arab states of the Persian Gulf">Arab states of the Persian Gulf</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Desert" title="Syrian Desert">Syrian Desert</a> was recently studied, as it is the shortest road connecting the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> to the Mediterranean and thus Europe from the Port of Tartus. The main commercial coastal road of the city is Al-Thawra Street, named after <a href="/wiki/1963_Syrian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1963 Syrian coup d'état">1963 March Revolution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-project_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-project-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The railway network operated by <a href="/wiki/Chemins_de_Fer_Syriens" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemins de Fer Syriens">Chemins de Fer Syriens</a> connects Tartus with other cities in Syria, although currently only the <a href="/wiki/Latakia" title="Latakia">Latakia</a>-Tartus and Tartus-<a href="/wiki/Akkari,_Syria" title="Akkari, Syria">Al Akkari</a>-<a href="/wiki/Homs" title="Homs">Homs</a> passenger connections are in service.<sup id="cite_ref-Jaynes_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jaynes-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rail_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rail-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The restoration of the rail link with Iraq (<a href="/wiki/Iraqi_Republic_Railways" title="Iraqi Republic Railways">IRR</a>) and the proposal to extend the railway from <a href="/wiki/Al-Qa%27im_border_crossing" title="Al-Qa'im border crossing">Al-Qaim</a> in Iraq through <a href="/wiki/Al-Bukamal" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Bukamal">Al-Bukamal</a> in Syria to <a href="/wiki/Homs" title="Homs">Homs</a> for a total distance of 270 kilometers and thence to Tartus are currently (2022) under discussion.<sup id="cite_ref-rail_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rail-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Main_sights">Main sights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Main sights" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg/220px-Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="681"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 146px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg/220px-Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="146" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg/330px-Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg/440px-Boats_on_Tartus_boat_harbor.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Boats in Tartus harbor</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG/220px-Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG/220px-Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG/330px-Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG/440px-Tartus_Fortezza_dei_Templari_-_GAR_-_3-01.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A former <a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Tartus" title="Citadel of Tartus">Templar citadel</a>, later a naval fortress</figcaption></figure> <p>The historic centre of Tartus consists of more recent buildings built on and inside the walls of the Crusader-era Templar fortress, whose moat still separates this old town from the modern city on its northern and eastern sides. Outside the fortress few historic remains can be seen, with the exception of the former <a href="/wiki/Romanesque_architecture" title="Romanesque architecture">Romanesque</a>-<a href="/wiki/Early_Gothic" class="mw-redirect" title="Early Gothic">Gothic</a> cathedral <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Tartus</a>, from the 12th century.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg/220px-Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg/220px-Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg/330px-Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg/440px-Amrit_Santuario_Fenicio_-_GAR_-_2-01.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Phoenician Temple (Ma'abed), cella at the center of the court, <a href="/wiki/Amrit" title="Amrit">Amrit</a> of Tartus in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Tartus and the surrounding area are rich in antiquities and archeological sites. Various important and well known sites are located within a 30-minute drive from Tartus. These attractions include: </p> <ul><li>The old city of Tartus.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margat" title="Margat">Margat</a> Castle, north of the city.</li> <li>The historic town of <a href="/wiki/Safita" title="Safita">Safita</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arwad" title="Arwad">Arwad</a> island and castle.</li> <li>The ancient <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Tortosa" title="Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa">Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa</a>, now used as the city museum.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beit_el-Baik&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beit el-Baik (page does not exist)">Beit el-Baik</a> Palace.</li> <li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Saleh_al-Ali" title="Saleh al-Ali">Saleh al-Ali</a> shrine in <a href="/wiki/Al-Shaykh_Badr" title="Al-Shaykh Badr">Al-Shaykh Badr</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosn_Suleiman" title="Hosn Suleiman">Hosn Suleiman</a> Temple.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drekish" class="mw-redirect" title="Drekish">Drekish</a> town-resort.</li></ul> <p>Aside from these historic sites, more modern attractions include: </p> <ul><li>Alrimal Alzahabeya beach resort.</li> <li>Junada hotel (previously called Porto Tartous).</li> <li>Holiday beach resort.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashta_Al_Helou" class="mw-redirect" title="Mashta Al Helou">Mashta Al Helou</a> resort.</li></ul> <p>The outlying town of <a href="/wiki/Al_Hamidiyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Hamidiyah">Al Hamidiyah</a> just south of Tartus is notable for having a Greek-speaking population of about 3,000 who are the descendants of Ottoman <a href="/wiki/Greek_Muslims" title="Greek Muslims">Greek Muslims</a> from the island of <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a> but usually confusingly referred to as <a href="/wiki/Cretan_Turks" class="mw-redirect" title="Cretan Turks">Cretan Turks</a>. Their ancestors moved there in the late 19th century as refugees from <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_(Gl%C3%BCcksburg)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)">Kingdom of Greece</a> acquired the island from the Ottoman Empire following the <a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1897)" title="Greco-Turkish War (1897)">Greco-Turkish War of 1897</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gsels_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gsels-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the start of the Iraqi War, a few thousand Iraqi nationals now reside in Tartus.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="International_relations">International relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: International relations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Twin_towns_—_sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.94_sister_cities"></span>Twin towns — sister cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Twin towns — sister cities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in Syria">List of twin towns and sister cities in Syria</a></div> <p>Tartus is <a href="/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twinned</a> with: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><noscript><img alt="Turkey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" data-alt="Turkey" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/K%C3%BCtahya" title="Kütahya">Kütahya</a>, Turkey<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><noscript><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 15px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" data-alt="Greece" data-width="23" data-height="15" 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data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" data-alt="Spain" data-width="23" data-height="15" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tortosa" title="Tortosa">Tortosa</a>, Spain (2007)<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Tartus&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Notable people" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saadallah_Wannous" title="Saadallah Wannous">Saadallah Wannous</a> (1941–1997), playwright and first Arab to deliver the International Theatre Day address</li> <li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Saleh_Al-Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Saleh Al-Ali">Saleh Al-Ali</a>, pre-independence Syrian <a href="/wiki/Revolutionary" title="Revolutionary">revolutionary</a> who fought against the French mandate</li> <li>Dr. <a href="/wiki/Halim_Barakat" title="Halim Barakat">Halim Barakat</a>, novelist, sociologist and retired research professor<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span 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(kapital sa lalawigan sa Sirya)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tart%C3%BAs" title="Tartús – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Tartús" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="طرطوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="طرطوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8" title="तरतूस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="तरतूस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1" title="טרטוס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טרטוס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ტარტუსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტარტუსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tart%C5%ABsa" title="Tartūsa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Tartūsa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartusas" title="Tartusas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tartusas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tart%C3%BAsz" title="Tartúsz – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Tartúsz" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ტარტუსი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ტარტუსი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="طرطوس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="طرطوس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="طرطوس – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="طرطوس" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartous" title="Tartous – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tartous" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9" title="タルトゥース – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タルトゥース" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3" title="تەرتووس – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="تەرتووس" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81" title="Тартус – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Тартус" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B3" title="طرطوس – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="طرطوس" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%87%D8%B3" title="تەرتۇس – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="تەرتۇس" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartus" title="Tartus – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Tartus" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" 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