page_title: Tartus
hierarchical_section_title: Tartus
caption_attribution_description: العربية: صورة للكورنيش البحري في مدينة طرطوس. Template:Wiki Loves Earth Syria
context_page_description: Tartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria, and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population is 115,769. In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians. Many vacation compounds and resorts are located in the region. The port holds a small Russian naval facility.
context_section_description: Tartus (Arabic: طرطوس‎ / ALA-LC: Ṭarṭūs; known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa and also transliterated Tartous) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population is 115,769 (2004 census). In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians. Many vacation compounds and resorts are located in the region. The port holds a small Russian naval facility.
caption: Tartus in May 2015
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