Tartus: facts

At a glance

• Country: Syria
• Region: Tartus
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 458,327
• Coordinates: 34.8890° N, 35.8866° E
• Time zone: Asia/Damascus (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Pound (SYP)
• Distance to the capital, Damascus: 158 km (98 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Latakia International Airport (LTK): 57 km (36 mi), straight line
• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY, Lebanon): 124 km (77 mi), straight line
• Hatay Airport (HTY, Turkey): 168 km (104 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Arwad: 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
• As Sawda: 12 km (7 mi)
• Khirbat al Ma`azzah: 14 km (9 mi)
• Himmin: 14 km (9 mi)
• Ra's al Khashufah: 17 km (10 mi)