Map of Ţarţūs, Syria

Ţarţūs is the administrative centre of Tartus, Syria, with a population of about 458,327. It lies at 34.8890°N, 35.8866°E. Ţarţūs is about 158 km (98 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bāniyās, 33 km to the north.

Ţarţūs at a glance

Where is Ţarţūs?

• The 7th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ţarţūs

• Bāniyās — 33 km north
• Tripoli — 51 km south, Lebanon
• Jablah — 53 km north
• Latakia — 72 km north
• Al Quşayr — 76 km southeast
• Tallbīsah — 77 km east
• Ar Rastan — 77 km east
• Homs — 78 km east
• Ḩamāh — 84 km east
• Khān Shaykhūn — 93 km northeast

Largest cities in Tartus

• Bāniyās — 39,066

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231
• Al Bāb — 130,745

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.