Proper noun
Tartus
a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
Assad's brother-in-law and one of the Syrian security apparatus' hawks, Assef Shawkat, will be buried in the western province of Tartus. 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