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Cote d'Azur de Cham 5* |
Afamia Rotana Hotel
5*
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Le Meridien Lattakia 5* |
Mountain Breeze Resort Hotel 4* ..............(more
details and special rates)
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Riviera Hotel 4*
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Al Samman Hotel 4*
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LaLiche Hotel 4*
 The hotel is
located at a distance of 3 kilometers from the center of the city. The short
distance is of great benefit to the business travelers. Lodging here the
guests also close to thoroughly understand the tradition and culture of
the city. It allows easy access to the different tourist attractions.
The hotel is at a distance of 25 kilometers from the nearest airport and
2 kilometers from the nearest station. The bus stop is at a 1 minute
walking distance from the bus stop while the nearest fair site is at a
distance of 1 kilometer from the hotel.........From
90$ per room.......(more
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Namar Hotel 4*
 This
four star hotel is an excellent accommodation to stay in a enjoy kessab
from its room's balcony; it is a thrifty but elegant hotel. Rooms here
are luxurious and the hotel has great affiliated restaurants and
amenities. The cuisines here are another attraction for its ‘tasteful'
guests.From $ per room
(more details and special rates)
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Cazino Hotel 3*
The Syndicate Hotel
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Palace Hotel 3*
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| Gondola Hotel 3*.............(more details and special rates) |
Salladin Castle Hotel 2*
Salah Eddin
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Suites in Lattakia Syria |
Al Sakhra
Residence Apartment. ............(more
details and special rates)
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Two thousand years ago, Laodicea was described by Strabo (xvi.2.9 et seq.) as admirably built, with an excellent harbor, surrounded by a rich country specially fruitful in vines, the wine of which furnished its chief supply to Alexandria. The vineyards were planted on the sides of gently-sloping hills, which were cultivated almost to their summits, and extended far to the east, nearly to Apamea.
History
Temple of Bacchus in Latakia.The site, on the peninsula, has been occupied for a
long time. The Phoenicians had a city here named Ramitha, and to the Greeks it
was known as Leukê Aktê 'white coast'. It was re-founded and named Laodicea by
Seleucus I Nicator, after his mother. It was one of the four cities of the
Syrian tetrapolis. It was furnished with an aqueduct by Herod the Great (Joseph.
Bel. Jud. i. 21. § 11), a large fragment of which is still to be seen. Strabo
mentions that Dolabella, when he fled to Laodicea before Cassius, distressed it
greatly, and that, being besieged there until his death, he destroyed many parts
of the city with him (43 CE). (Dict. of Biog. Vol. I. p. 1059.)
An arch from the time of Septimius Severus has survived. There seems to have
been a sizable Jewish population at Laodicea in the first century (Joseph. Ant.
xiv. 10 § 20). The heretic Apollinarius was bishop of Laodicea in the 4th
century. The city minted coins from an early date.
It was devastated by earthquakes in 494 and 555, and captured by the Arabs of
the Muslim caliphate in 638. It was taken by the Byzantine Empire in 969 and
then by the Seljuks in 1084. In 1097, it was captured by Crusaders and made part
of the Principality of Antioch. The Byzantines held it again from 1098 and 1100
and then Saladin took it in 1188. It was captured by the Crusader County of
Tripoli in 1260 and by Qalawun in 1287. From the 16th century to World War I, it
was part of the Ottoman Empire.
A group of resting Alawite musicians from Latakia, 1920's.In the
Ottoman period,
the region of Latakia became predominantly Alawi. The city itself, however,
contained significant numbers of Sunni and Christian inhabitants. The landlords
in the countryside tended to be Sunni while the peasants were mostly Alawi. Like
the Druzes who also had a special status before the end of WWI, the Alawis had a
strained relationship with the Ottoman overlords. In fact, they were not even
given the status of millet, although they enjoyed relative autonomy (Rabinovich,
694).
After the government of King Faisal was removed from power, the French governed
the region of Latakia as a separate entity and granted it autonomy as the
Alawite State (État des Alaouites).
French colonial flag of the Sanjak of Latakia.Between September 22, 1930 and
1936, Latakia was the capital of the Sanjak of Latakia, a nominally autonomous
state ruled by France under a League of Nations mandate, the French Mandate of
Syria. The state extended along the coast and into the mountains inland. As it
did for Alaouites earlier, between 1931 and 1933 France overprinted postage
stamps of Syria with "LATTAQUIE", and the Arabic version of the name underneath.
The Franco-Syrian treaty of 1936 called for the incorporation of the Alawi and
Druze states into Syria. Although the French Parlement never ratified the
treaty, it was implemented until 1939 when the French High-Commissioner
suspended the treaty and reinstated the autonomy of the Alawi and Druze regions.
After the 1943 elections, the two areas were integrated into the state of Syria.
In 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, the naval Battle of Latakia between Israel
and Syria, just offshore, was the first to be fought using missiles and ECM
(electronic countermeasures).
Economy
Latakia is now the principal port of Syria; it is located on a good harbor, with
an extensive agricultural hinterland. Exports include bitumen and asphalt,
cereals, cotton, fruits, eggs, vegetable oil, pottery, and tobacco. Cotton
ginning, vegetable-oil processing, tanning, and sponge fishing are local
industries. The University of Latakia was founded in 1971 and renamed Tishreen
University (University of October) in 1976, to commemorate their victory in the
October War of 1973. The city is linked by road to Aleppo, Homs, Tripoli, and
Beirut. All but a few classical buildings have been destroyed, often by
earthquakes; those remaining include a Roman triumphal arch and Corinthian
columns known as the colonnade of Bacchus.
Main sights
Latakia Tetraporticus, built by Septimius Severus in 183.
Burjeslam, a well known beach just north of Latakia. Named after a village
nearby.
Latakia Sports CityThe modern city still exhibits faint traces of its former
importance, notwithstanding the frequent earthquakes with which it has been
visited. The marina is built upon foundations of ancient columns, and there are
in the town, an old gateway and other antiquities, as also sarcophagi and
sepulchral caves in the neighborhood. This gateway is a remarkable triumphal
arch, at the southeast corner of the town, almost entire: it is built with four
entrances, like the Forum Jani at Rome. It is conjectured that this arch was
built in honour of Lucius Verus, or of Septimius Severus. (Description of the
East, vol. ii. p. 197.) Fragments of Greek and Latin inscriptions, are dispersed
all over the ruins, but entirely defaced.
Notable points of interest in the nearby include the massive Saladin's Castle
and the ruins of Ugarit, where some of the earliest alphabetic writings have
been found. There are also several popular beaches.
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The largest area resort on the
Mediterranean has 600 meters of private sandy beach; a perfect place for
swimming. Indoor and outdoor restaurant, lobby bar, snack bar on the beach, BBQ
evenings at the residence. Additional Features: All rooms
equipped with kitchenettes. Full service supermarket, shopping gallery. Tennis
courts, mini-golf, swimming pool, water sports.3,000 beds divided in 1600 rooms.10 kilometers from city center.
Ideally located at the crossroad of the Near East,
Afamia Rotana Resort is on a peninsula, 2 km from the Latakia city centre, the
property has an exceptional beach front, which makes it an ideal destination for
leisure and business travellers alike.The resort is within easy distance of
Syria's historical sites including Ugarit Canaaite , seaport, Crusaders forts
and castles and ancient Roman vestiges.....From $ per room
Al Samman Hotel is located at the heart of Lattakia’s commercial & corporate center, it is very close to major touristic
and commercial attractions. Visitors can select between one of the 126 rooms. A
variety of luxurious suits, with different areas & layouts to match all
visitor’s needs & tastes, non - smoking rooms are available...........From
85$ per room........
(formerly Al Cazino in Latakia in Syria is located in the central part of the
city. Guests can easily arrive at the hotel from the harbor. The harbor receives
many passengers' ships from important cities of the world and is within easy
distance from the hotel. .
Shahin Tower Hotel: Consists of 21
floors, Just in front of the sea Side, With 156 Rooms and suites. Rooms have balcony with beautiful
view of the sea and Arwad island
castle
history goes to 1300 BC; the Phoenician period. Byzantines occupied the
castle in 975 and built defense locations. Crusaders occupied the castle
in 1100 and built defense towers. Salah Eddin Al Ayoubi in 1188 and
built a mosque, bathroom and a school........From
55$ per room........