Tartous Governorate

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Location of the Tartous Governorate
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Location of the Tartous Governorate

Tartous Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة طرطوس) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Lebanon. Sources list the area as 1,890 km² [1] or 1,892 km² [2]. Governorate has a population of 720,000 (2005 estimate) [3]. The capital is Tartous.


 
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Al Hasakah | Aleppo | Damascus | Dar`a | Dayr az-Zawr | Hama | Homs | Idlib | Latakia | Quneitra | Ar Raqqah | Rif Dimashq | As Suwayda | Tartous