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Latakia

Port with tobacco industries in northwest Syria, 120 km/75 mi from Tripoli (Lebanon); population (2003 est) 362,300. It exports tobacco, sponges, silk, and cotton. The tobacco, which takes its name from the city, is used in pipe mixtures. Latakia occupies the site of Laodicea and excavations have revealed remains of the earlier city. It was an important and wealthy city during the Crusades.



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320,100), capital of Latakia governorate, W Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea.
US accuses 10 in Hezbollah weapons ring by AFP / AFP American Edition
320,100), capital of Latakia governorate, W Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea.
US accuses 10 in Hezbollah weapons ring by AFP / AFP Global Edition
According to the affidavit, Tarraf settled on moving the weapons to the port of Latakia, Syria, because "he controlled the port" and "secrecy was guaranteed.
Man arrested in anti-aircraft missile plot by RANDY PENNELL / AP News
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