Port of Latakia

Port of Latakia ميناء اللاذقية Port de Lattaquié
Port of Latakia
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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°E / 35.51333; 35.77056
UN/LOCODE	SYLTK[1]
Details
Opened	Ancient harbor: 2000 BC Modern harbor: 1950
Operated by	Public Company of the Port of Latakia
Owned by	State-owned
Type of harbour	Natural
Size of harbour	135 hectares (0.52 sq mi)
Land area	15 hectares (0.058 sq mi)
Size	150 hectares (0.58 sq mi)
No. of 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, French: Port de Lattaquié) is a seaport located on the Mediterranean sea in the city of Latakia. Established on 12 February 1950,^[2] it has since served as Syria's main seaport.

Its imported cargo include clothing, construction materials, vehicles, furniture, minerals, tobacco, cotton, and food supplies such as lentils, onions, wheat, barley, dates, grains and figs, and in 2008 the port handled about 8 million tons of cargo.

The port is also a link in six organized cruises between Alexandria, İzmir and Beirut. In addition, there are irregular ferry services to Cyprus. In 2005, approximately 27,939 passengers used the port.^[3]