Safita

Safita
Overview of Safita.
Safita Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′N 36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E / 34.817; 36.117
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartous Governorate
District	Safita District
Area code(s)	43

Safita (Arabic: صافيتا‎‎ Ṣāfītā; Phoenician: ספתה, Safita) is a city in the Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. It is situated on the tops of three hills and the valleys between them, in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range.

Coordinates: 34°49′N 36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E / 34.817; 36.117