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Latakia

 Latakia

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Names
Transliterated Name Source Name
Latakia English
Lattaquié French
al-Lādhqiyya Arabic ٱللَّاذْقِيَّة
Laodikeia i Paralos Greek Λαοδίκεια ἡ Πάραλος
Laodicea Greek Λαοδίκεια
Laodicea in Syria
Laodicea ad Mare
Leukê Aktê Greek Λευκὴ ἀκτή
Ramitha Greek Ῥάμιθα
Ramitha Greek Ῥάμιθα
Ramitha Phoenician
La Liche Crusader French
Lazkiye Ottoman Turkish
Introduction
Laodicea ad Mare from The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Aerial Views and Illustrations
Aerial Views and Illustrations

Aerial Views

  • Latakia in Google Earth

Illustrations

  • Painting of the Port of Latakia (1810) from wikipedia

Chronology
29 November 1114 CE Marash Earthquake

Ambraseys (2009), without citing a source, claims that Latakia was repaired after the 29 November 1114 CE Marash Quake.

Notes and Further Reading
References
Wikipedia pages

Latakia



Laodicea in Syria



Latakia Timeline



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