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  Lattakia, Syria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lattakia is Syria's busiest and most modern seaport located 186 km south west of Aleppo.
Until the fall of Ugarit, the area was part of that kingdom.
Not many ancient remains have survived in Lattakia, but there are four columns and a Roman arch from the time of Septimus Severus (Circa - 200 AD), in addition to a beautiful Ottoman construction called Khan Al-Dukhan, which is now a museum.
www.atlastours.net /syria/lattakia.html   (179 words)

  
 Visit Syria - Tourism in Syria, English Page
Located on the northern part of the Syrian shore, about 40 km to the north of Lattakia; it is one of the most beautiful spots on the Mediterranean: a wide bay, with clean water and clean sand, surrounded by mountains and green hills.
Lattakia is Syria's main sea-port on the Mediterranean (186 km southwest of Aleppo).
Lattakia was one of the five cities built by Saluqos Nikator in the 2nd century B.C. He named it after his mother, Laudetia.
www.visit-syria.com /encote.htm   (546 words)

  
 Académie Syrienne de la Gastronomie - Cities
Lattakia is Syria’s main seaport on the Mediterranean.
Few ancient ruins have survived in Lattakia, such as the “four columns” or the Roman arch from the time of Septiums Severus.
Lattakia, the pearl of the coast, blossoms every year during “Al-Mahaba” Festival which takes place from the 2nd till the 12th of August.
www.gastrosyr.com /eng/cities3.htm   (325 words)

  
 Le Meridien Lattakia Hotel, Syria (ARB)
The ancient city of Lattakia, which dates back to the beginning of the civilization, is an important commercial port of both yesterday and today and also provides unique archaeological attractions, including Saladdins Castle.
Le Meridien Lattakia is the only hotel in the region that is a member of such a prestigious group.
Lattakia is an important commercial port as well as being an interesting archaeological attraction.
www.asiatravel.com /syria/lemeridienlattakia   (270 words)

  
 Lattakia - Syria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lattakia is one of the lungs of Syria.
Most of her imports and exports pass through Lattakia, which is also the end of the overland route from Europe through Turkey.
There are therefore plans to expand structures, improve existing equipment, increase traffic further and to reach a storage capacity of seven million tons.
www.ur-tours.com /syria/coast/lattakia.htm   (207 words)

  
 Exquisite Corpse - A Journal of Letters and Life
(Karim and I ran around Lattakia, putting up posters for the rock band.) I continued to pencil in appointments in my pocket calendar, but realized this was a ridiculous American habit in Syria--most events were spontaneous or came together at the absolute last minute.
Lattakia was the edge of Mars, far from the outside world.
Present-day Lattakia is a port, but not a bustling one because Syria's overemphasis on regulation discourages active trade.
www.corpse.org /issue_12/foreign_desk/mccullough_g.html   (7623 words)

  
 Al Cazino Hotel and Restaurant
When we speak about Lattakia, the bride of the Syrian coast, we must recall Alcazino Hotel and Restaurant as a distinctive historical, touristic and modern feature in Lattakia which was the a tourist aim for all the guests, Syrian, Arabs, and foreigners.
There are also receivers for TV satellite transmission in all the rooms and lounges of the hotel, which look up the sea, the port and the beautiful corniche of Lattakia.
The management is pleased to put its distinctive halls which are furnished with all the needs of your happy occasions, takes your to the atmospheres of classical, traditional and modern music and singing in a homelike evening parties, full of the most delicious oriental and western various meals.
www.alcazino.com   (225 words)

  
 Monachus Science III - Monachus Guardian 6 (1): June 2003
If this were to be the case, the presence of protection and conservation measures, such as the establishment of marine protected areas, would surely benefit the survival of those individuals in Syrian waters and would increase the chances of the animals transiting for a longer time along its coasts.
Preliminary assessment of the coastline morphology from Lattakia to the border with Turkey.
Such observations might be explained by the fact that such sectors are more densely inhabited, leading to a higher probability of monk seal observations by fishermen, and that the animals sighted in the area might be in transit or on feeding bouts.
www.monachus-guardian.org /mguard11/1133scien.htm   (2117 words)

  
 In the Axis: A Blog From the Middle East With Brian Anthony: The People from Lattakia
Lattakia is the lush green northwestern province of the country which is home to the Alawites, the secretive Shiite sect who have controlled the levers of Syrian power for the last several decades.
After roughly a millennium of living under the thumb of the majority, the Alawites, or 'the people from Lattakia' as they are euphemistically known in polite conversation, saw a turn of fortunes after the French occupation early in the 20th century.
Syrian Sunnis and others point to the 1982 assault on the Muslim Brotherhood stronghold of Hama or the scarcity of key positions for other communities to demonstrate the malevolence of the 'people from Lattakia,' but they conveniently ignore the millenium of rank oppression their predecessors dealt.
www.readingeagle.com /blog/syria/archives/2005/12/the_people_from.html   (501 words)

  
 Lattakia - Ugarit - Saladin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
At the beginning of this century Lattakia was only a simple fishermen's village.
There is not much to see in Lattakia but from here one can easily visit Ugarit, where evidence is found that this site has been inhabited from the VIIth millennium onwards.
In the XVth century BC, Ugarit was an important intellectual center and it is here that the world's first alphabet was found.
www.ur-tours.com /syr/mediterranean.htm   (242 words)

  
 Lattakia (Al Ladhiqiyah Region Map: Abraj — Zuwayqat | Syria Google Satellite Maps
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www.maplandia.com /syria/lattakia-al-ladhiqiyah   (920 words)

  
 Gretchen McCullough - Syria: Living In Wild And Marvelous Stories
Still, I was safer physically on the streets of Lattakia than in urban areas in the United States.
Soon, she was calling me for dinners and lunches, and taking me for rides in her father’s truck; we cruised around Lattakia, like teenagers.
She withdrew her application for the fellowship, and wrote a letter to the American Cultural Attaché saying that she didn’t want to be thought of as a spy.
www.archipelago.org /vol5-1/mccullough.htm   (3565 words)

  
 GLOSS - Issue #1 - Gretchen McCullough - Notes from Syria: The Lattakia Wives Club
Karim and I were together that afternoon on one of Lattakia's main streets that went to the Port.
In the two years I lived in Lattakia, I had many Nescafes with Muriel in her television room, just off the kitchen.
Karim was triumphant, and showed friends and family in Lattakia the large eagle stamp in his passport.
www.glosszine.org /issue1/1mccullough.htm   (6792 words)

  
 Perfect match: Volunteering & good fun!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Last 22-23 July, thousands of volunteers trooped to the Syrian coast – from Lattakia to Tartous – and took part in a national campaign on environmental awareness, starting with cleaning up its 175-kilometre beach.
Organized by the MAS Economic Group, a private company, in cooperation with local government of Damascus and other volunteer-involving organizations from all around the country, the event is considered as the most extensive environmental campaign because it ranges from Syria’s borders to Lebanon on the north to Turkey, to the south.
Once in Lattakia, I was really surprised to see all those buses parked -- at least 100 of them!
www.unv.org /infobase/voices/2005/05_08_28SYR_voice.htm   (586 words)

  
 Hafez Al Assad Profile
Born in Kurdaha near Lattakia, on the 6th of October 1930.
He participated in demonstrations against the French Occupation as well as in political activities to attain independence which was achieved on April 17th, 1946.
He was elected to the Students Committee in Lattakia and chaired the first Students Conference in Syria.
www.arabji.com /Syria/assad.htm   (977 words)

  
 Noonsite: Syria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lattakia is Syria's main port and as its officials are used to dealing with foreign vessels, this is the best port to enter.
Since there are specific rules concerning the distance a yacht must stay off the Syrian coast and a yacht's approach to Lattakia Harbour, any yacht wanting to visit there on their own should fax ahead for the latest procedures.
Visas must be obtained in advance from Syrian consulates or embassies abroad.
www.noonsite.com /Countries/Syria?rc=Formalities   (197 words)

  
 Lattakia
The French has excavated the stone-built city for the last fifty years and a variety of palaces, temples and houses have been unearthed
The earliest-known complete alphabet has been found here, written on well-preserved tablets and now on display in museums in Lattakia, Aleppo and Damascus, as well as in the Paris Louvre.
Local buses depart for the ruins hourly from Lattakia.
www.geocities.com /tokyo/5302/toulattakia.htm   (183 words)

  
 Tours
Palmyra –Crack Des Chevaliers- Tartous – Lattakia, O/N Lattakia.
Lattakia- Ugarit – St. Simeon - Aleppo O/N Aleppo.
Lattakia Ugarit – Tartous- Crac Des chevaliers – Ma'aloula – Seydnaya – Damascus – O/N Damascus.
www.megatours.net /program.htm   (591 words)

  
 Lattakia Hotels - Best Lattakia Hotel Rates - Book Syria Hotels with Globebookings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Lattakia Hotels - Discount Lattakia Hotels- Syria Hotels Specials.
Al Samman Hotel is located at the heart of Lattakia’s commercial & corporate center, it is very close to major touristic and commercial attractions.
Alcazino Hotel and Restaurant as a distinctive historical, touristic and modern feature in Lattakia which was the a tourist aim for all the guests, Syrian, Arabs, and foreigners.
www.globebookings.com /syria/lattakia   (210 words)

  
 Investment Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
It also handles all necessary services for the free zone pertaining to loading, unloading, handling, transporting, importing, exporting and storing.
7 km from Lattakia city on the main road to Aleppo.
Construct a mall of offices and warehouses fully equipped with modern technology to support import, export and transit traffic and facilitate clearance and shipment related procedures.
www.mot.gov.sy /en/project.htm   (1177 words)

  
 Caravan-Serai Tours - Tours - Whirlwind Syria & Lebanon
Finally, you will end up in Lattakia, which is Syria's busiest and most modern port.
In the Hellenistic period Seleugus gave it the name of Laodicea Admare in honor of his mother.
DAY 9 - From Lattakia you will be heading to Damascus, on the way you will stop in Tartus.
www.caravan-serai.com /tours/whirlwind_syria_and_lebanon.html   (617 words)

  
 Where @ Lebanon.com - Tours & Guided Walks -Combined Tour Lebanon - Syria
Early breakfast, departure from Beirut to Lattakia through the northern Lebanese borders, via Tripoli.
Arrival to Lattakia, visit of Ugarite, place de Souks.
After breakfast, departure to Palmyra, the pride of the desert, for a full day visiting the city of Queen Zanobia, the columns road, the Tetrapylum, the temples of Bel, Baal Shamin, and Nebo, the thermas, the valley of the tombs.
www.lebanon.com /where/lebanonguide/syria.htm   (403 words)

  
 Yemen : Social Development Fund
This project aims at improving the road transport between Lattakia and Aleppo and supporting the Motorway Development Program through the completion of the important links of the network.
The project comprises the construction of a motorway about 98 km long stretching between Lattakia and Ariha to link the existing motorway of Tartous-Lattakia with the motorway network of Ariha, Damascus and Aleppo through Sarageb.
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will provide a loan of KD 15 million, and the Syrian Government will cover the remaining costs.
www.arabfund.org /project/proj379.htm   (184 words)

  
 Fantasy tours
Damascus - Maaloula - Krak des Chevaliers - Amrit - Tartous - Lattakia - D and O/N. Day 04
Free day on the beach of Lattakia - D and O/N. Day 05
Lattakia - Damascus visiting en route Apamea - Hama and Homs - Dinner and overnight in Damascus.
www.arabsattours.com /fantasy1.htm   (118 words)

  
 International Civic Heraldry - SYRIA - LATTAKIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The translation of the phrase in Arabic written at the bottom is : "Lattakia of Arabs".
The picture is a schematic representation of an anchor, Lattakia being an important port in the Middle East.
The webmaster of this site is not responsible for commercial use of the material provided.
www.ngw.nl /int/asia/lattakia.htm   (129 words)

  
 AL HURRIYE Travel & Tourism / Aleppo, Syria - Suggested Itineraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The following are the most popular of our itineraries, they are subject to change according to your specifications.
Day13: Lattakia / Al Marqab Castle / Tartous Museum / St. George's Monastery / Krak des Chevaliers / Damascus.
Day 5: Lattakia / Ugarit / Castle of Saladin / Al Barra / Serjella / Ebla / Aleppo.
www.syrialink.com /alhurriye/Itinerary.htm   (566 words)

  
 Cham Hotel Lattakia Syria, hotel Lattakia Syria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
COTE D'AZUR DE CHAM RESORT, LATTAKIA - Overview
The largest area resort on the Mediterranean has 600 meters of private sandy beach; a perfect place for swimming.
Indoor and outdoor restaurant, lobby bar, snack bar on the beach, BBQ evenings at the residence.
www.chamhotels.com /azur_lattakia.html   (43 words)

  
 Goofers In Lattakia
We meet alot in Damas but nothing like when we meet in Lattakia, we suddenly trasfer from IT genueses or Businessmen to Goofie buddies spend 20 days every season in Lattakia, the Pride of Syrian Coast.
Known for talking on the mobile all the time, of course weed smoking (kidding about the Weed, not kidding about smoking) he’s Walking Chimney, and Automobile Sports.
Punch of Guys, spend the whole season in Damascus working, studying, living regular but yet so special life.
www.goofers.blogspot.com   (480 words)

  
 Nathalie Mustafa's Home Page
Please Visit the Exhibition of Lattakian Painters in Lattakia at the center of Arabian Authors Union (Bayat Gallery)
I am Nathalie Mustafa from Syria, Lattakia city, born at 1977.
Who is interested in doing conjoint exhibition, please contact me.
www.geocities.com /syrianpainter   (67 words)

  
 Lattakia, SY
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 Le Meridien Lattakia Hotels: Le Méridien Lattakia - Hotel Rooms at lemeridien.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Surrounded by pleasant gardens, the modern Le Méridien Lattakia enjoys a seaside location on the warm Mediterranean, just outside the city centre.
The ancient city of Lattakia is an important commercial port, both historically and today.
The city also provides unique archaeological attractions, including Saladdin's Castle.
www.starwoodhotels.com /lemeridien/search/hotel_detail.html?=&propertyID=1892   (87 words)

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