latakia

Speech parts

1. latakia - Noun

2. Latakia - Proper noun

Meaning

A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea.

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On 17 March 2015, a US MQ-1 was shot down by a Syrian government S-125 SAM battery when it overflew the Port of Latakia, a region not involved in the international military operation. Source: Internet

But while many Alawite families are undoubtedly fleeing to the perceived safety of strongholds such as Latakia and Tartus, a mini-Alawite state would be as untenable as it was more than 70 years ago. Source: Internet

"Khmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria, accommodates Russian Air Force squadrons of Su-27SM and Su-30 fighter jets, Su-34 and Su-24 tactical bombers, which are all taking part in airstrikes on Islamic State positions," RT reported on Wednesday. Source: Internet

The deployment has added more punch to the Russian military force in Syria, which already includes long-range S-400 missile defense systems and an array of other surface-to-air missiles at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia. Source: Internet

A Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter flies over Latakia. Source: Internet

Insurgents have captured strategic territory in the South and in northwestern Idlib province, where they have edged closer to Latakia. Source: Internet

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