page_title: Latakia Sports City
hierarchical_section_title: Latakia Sports City
caption_attribution_description: English: Latakia Sports City aerial view in 1991, Latakia, Syria.
context_page_description: Latakia Sports City, also known as al-Assad Sports City, is a sports complex in Latakia, Syria. It was opened in 1987 on the occasion of the 10th Mediterranean Games hosted by Latakia during the same year.
  The complex covers an area of 1,560,000 m², lying along the Mediterranean coastline with a length of 2.5 km. It is owned by the Government of Syria and operated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration.
  As of 2018, the complex is undergoing a major renovation with an approximate cost of US$ 1 million.
context_section_description: Latakia Sports City (Arabic: المدينة الرياضية باللاذقية‎), also known as al-Assad Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الأسد الرياضية‎), is a sports complex in Latakia, Syria. It was opened in 1987 on the occasion of the 10th Mediterranean Games hosted by Latakia during the same year.
  The complex covers an area of 1,560,000 m², lying along the Mediterranean coastline with a length of 2.5 km. It is owned by the Government of Syria and operated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration.
  As of 2018, the complex is undergoing a major renovation with an approximate cost of US$ 1 million.
caption: Aerial view of the complex
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