Safita

Safita
Overview of Safita.
Safita Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′N 36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E / 34.817; 36.117
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartous Governorate
District	Safita District
Area code(s)	43

The Tower.

Safita (Arabic: صافيتا‎‎ Ṣāfītā; Phoenician: ספתה, Safita) is a city in the Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. It is situated on the tops of three hills and the valleys between them, in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range.

Twin towns – Sister cities

• Marrickville, Australia^[1]
• Lalor (Melbourne)

References

Coordinates: 34°49′N 36°07′E / 34.817°N 36.117°E / 34.817; 36.117

Cities and towns of Syria
Governorate centres	Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama al-Hasakah Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Ar-Raqqah Rif Dimashq al-Suwayda Tartus
District centres	Abu Kamal Afrin Arihah Atarib Ayn al-Arab Azaz al-Bab Baniyas Darayya Dayr Hafir Douma Duraykish Fiq al-Haffah Harem Izra' Jableh Jarabulus Jisr ash-Shugur Maarat al-Numaan al-Malikiyah Manbij Masyaf Mayadin Mhardeh al-Mukharram al-Foqani an-Nabk Palmyra Qamishli Qardaha Qatana Qudsaya al-Qusayr al-Qutayfah Ra's al-'Ayn al-Rastan as-Safira Safita Salamiyah Salkhad al-Sanamayn Shahba ash-Shaykh Badr al-Suqaylabiyah Talkalakh al-Tall Tell Abyad al-Thawrah Yabrud Zabadani
Sub-district centres	Abu Qilqil Abu al-Thuhur Akhtarin Amuda Arbeen Arima al-Ariqah al-Arishah Armanaz Arwad al-Asharah Assal al-Ward Awj Ayn al-Fijah Ayn Halaqim Ayn Issa Ayn al-Nasr Babbila Banan Barri Sharqi Beit Jinn Binnish Bir al-Helu Bosra Bulbul Busayrah Da'el al-Dana Darat Izza Darkush al-Darbasiyah Deir Atiyah al-Dimas al-Dumayr Furqlus Ghabaghib Ghandoura al-Ghariyah al-Ghizlaniyah al-Hader Hadidah al-Hajar al-Aswad al-Hajib Hajin al-Hamidiyah al-Hamraa Harasta Harbnafsah Harran al-Awamid al-Hirak Hish Hisyah al-Hawl Huraytan al-Huwash Ibbin Samaan Ihsim Jayrud al-Jalaa al-Janudiyah Jaramana al-Jarniyah Jasim al-Jawadiyah Jubb al-Jarrah Jubb Ramlah Jindires al-Jiza al-Qabu Kafr Batna Kafr Nabl Kafr Takharim Kafr Zita al-Karamah al-Kasrah Kessab al-Khafsah Khan Shaykhun Khasham Kirnaz Kuwayris Sharqi Khanaser Khirbet Ghazaleh Khirbet al-Tin Mahmoud al-Kiswah Ma'arrat Misrin Maabatli Maadan Ma'loula Madaya Mahin Malah al-Malihah al-Mansurah Mare' Markada Mashta al-Helu Maskanah al-Masmiyah al-Mazraa Muhambal Muhasan al-Musayfirah al-Mushannaf Muzayrib al-Nashabiyah al-Nasirah Nawa Nubl al-Qadmus al-Qahtaniyah Qalaat al-Madiq Qarah al-Qaryatayn al-Qurayya Qurqania Rajo Rankus Rasm Harmil al-Imam al-Rai al-Riqama al-Ruhaybah al-Saan Saasaa Sabburah al-Sabe' Biyar al-Sabkhah Sadad Sahnaya Saidnaya Salqin Saraqib Sarmin Sarrin Sawran Sebei al-Shaddadah al-Shajara Shaqqa Sharran Shathah Shaykh al-Hadid al-Shaykh Maskin Shayukh Tahtani Shin Sinjar Sirghaya Slinfah Suluk al-Sur al-Surah al-Saghirah Suran al-Susah al-Sukhnah al-Tabni Talbiseh Taldou al-Tamanah Tasil Tell al-Daman Tell Hamis Tell Rifaat Tell Salhab Tell Tamer Tedef Thiban Uqayribat Urum al-Kubra Wadi al-Oyun al-Yaarubiyah al-Zurbah az-Ziyarah

Tartus Governorate
Capital: Tartus
Tartus District Tartus al-Annazah Aqir Zayti Arwad Arzuna Ayn al-Zarqa Baashtar Bahnin Bahuzi Beit Kammun Bimalkah Bureij Dibbash Duwayr al-Shaykh Saad Duwayr Taha al-Hamidiyah Husayn al-Baher al-Karimah Khawabi Khirbet al-Faras Khirbet al-Maazah al-Khreibat Majdalun al-Baher Maten al-Sahel al-Safsafah al-Sawda (includes Awaru and Zamrin) al-Shaykh Saad Tayshur Yahmur al-Zarqat
Baniyas District Baniyas al-Annazah Ayn Qadib Barmiya Basatin al-Assad al-Bayda Bustan al-Hamam Dayr al-Basal Hammam Wasel Huraysun Kaff al-Jaa Kharibeh al-Marqab Osaibah al-Qadmus al-Qulou Ras al-Wati al-Rawda Taanita Talin al-Tawahin Tayru Zallalu
Safita District Safita Ayn Hifad Ayn al-Zibdeh al-Bariqiyah Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis al-Bitar Buwaydat al-Suwayqat Jenin Kafr Fo al-Kafrun al-Maab Mashta al-Helu al-Malloua al-Mitras Ras al-Khashufah Sebei al-Sisiniyah al-Sur al-Tulay'i
Duraykish District Duraykish al-Baqaa Dweir Ruslan Junaynet Ruslan Fajlit Hamin
Al-Shaykh Badr District Al-Shaykh Badr Brummanet al-Mashayekh Hammam Qanyah Kaff al-Hammam Maati Niha al-Riqama al-Qamsiyah

Phoenician cities and colonies
Algeria	Cirta Malaca Igigili Hippo Regius Icosium Iol Tipasa Timgad
Cyprus	Kition Dhali Marion
Greece	Callista Rhodes
Italy	Karalis Lilybaeum Motya Neapolis Nora Olbia Panormus Solki Soluntum Tharros
Lebanon	Amia Ampi Arqa Baalbek Berut Botrys Gebal Sarepta Sur Sydon Tripolis
Libya	Leptis Magna Oea Sabratha
Malta	Gozo Għajn Qajjet Mtarfa Maleth Ras il-Wardija Tas-Silġ
Mauritania / Morocco	Cerne  /  Arambys Caricus Murus Chellah Lixus Tingis
Israel	Achziv Acre Arsuf Caesarea
Portugal	Olissipona Ossonoba
Spain	Abdera Abyla Akra Leuke Gadir Herna Ibossim Sa Caleta, Ibiza Mahón Malaca Onoba Qart Hadašt Rusadir Sexi Tyreche
Syria	Amrit Arwad Safita Shuksi Ugarit
Tunisia	Carthage Hadrumetum Hippo Diarrhytus Kelibia Kerkouane Leptis Parva Sicca Thanae Thapsus Utica
Turkey / others	Myriandrus Phoenicus  /  Gibraltar