Port of Latakia ميناء اللاذقية |
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Port of Latakia in 1979
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Location | |
Country | Syria |
Location |
Latakia Latakia Governorate |
Coordinates | 35°30′48″N 35°46′14″E / 35.51333°N 35.77056°ECoordinates: 35°30′48″N 35°46′14″E / 35.51333°N 35.77056°E |
Details | |
Opened | Ancient harbor: 2000 BC Modern harbor: 1951 |
Operated by | Public Company of the Port of Latakia |
Owned by | State-owned |
Type of harbor | Natural |
Size of harbor | 135 hectares (0.52 sq mi) |
Land area | 15 hectares (0.058 sq mi) |
Size | 150 hectares (0.58 sq mi) |
Wharfs | 32 |
General Manager | Suleiman Asaad Baloush |
Cranes | 18 |
Channel depth | 14.5 metres (48 ft) |
Warehouse space | 62.8 hectares (0.242 sq mi) |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 1805 |
Annual cargo tonnage | 8,093,000 |
Website http://www.lattakiaport.gov.sy/ |
The Port of Latakia (Arabic: ميناء اللاذقية) is the main seaport in Syria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea in the city of Latakia.
In 2008, the port handled about 8 million tonnes of cargo.