Yarte
يرتي | |
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Coordinates: 35°27′N 36°0′E / 35.450°N 36.000°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Qardaha District |
Nahiyah | Al-Fakhurah |
Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 902 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Yarte ( Arabic: يرتي) (also Yarteh) is a Syrian village in the Latakia Governorate. According to the Syrian general census 2004, it had 902 inhabitants. [1]
The village was part of the Ugaritic kingdom and was mentioned as Yʿrt (Yaartu) in the archives of the city c. 1200 BC. [2] [3]