Tartus Governorate
Tartus Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة طرطوس <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Tartus.
مُحافظة طرطوس | |
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Coordinates (Tartus): 35°N 36°E / 35°N 36°ECoordinates: 35°N 36°E / 35°N 36°E | |
Country | Syria |
Capital | Tartus |
Manatiq (Districts) | 5 |
Government | |
• Governor | Safwan Abu Sa'adi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi) |
Estimates range between 1,890 km² and 1,892 km² | |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 797,000 |
• Density | 421.2/km2 (1,091.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SY-TA |
Main language(s) | Arabic |