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latakia

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lat·a·ki·a  (lt-k)
n.
An aromatic Turkish tobacco.
[Short for Latakia (tobacco), after Latakia, Syrian seaport.]
Latakia, Lattakia [ˌlætəˈkiːə]
n
(Placename) the chief port of Syria, in the northwest: tobacco industry. Pop.: 306 535 (1994 est.) Latin name Laodicea ad Mare
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Noun1.latakia - aromatic Turkish tobacco
Turkish tobacco - a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes
2.Latakia - a seaport on the western coast of Syria
Al Ladhiqiyah
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic - an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
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According to the indictment, Hassan Hodroj and Dib Hani Harb of Beirut sought to export to the Port of Latakia in Syria about 1,200 Colt M-4 machine guns in June at a price of some 1,800 dollars a piece with the help of a contact who was in fact an undercover federal agent.
US accuses 10 in Hezbollah weapons ring by AFP / AFP American Edition
According to the indictment, Hassan Hodroj and Dib Hani Harb of Beirut sought to export to the Port of Latakia in Syria about 1,200 Colt M-4 machine guns in June at a price of some 1,800 dollars a piece with the help of a contact who was in fact an undercover federal agent.
US accuses 10 in Hezbollah weapons ring by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Sarkozy saw the visit of the French Minister of State for Transport Affairs to Damascus and Latakia as opening new horizons for cooperation in marine and land transport, pointing out that French Minister of Economy Christine Lagrade will visit Syria later this year to discuss economic and trade exchange, counting on opening the office of the French Development Agency in Damascus in deepening ties.
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