Latakia Governorate ( / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km² to 2,437 km². The Governorate has a population of 991,000 (2010 estimate). Most of the inhabitants are mainly from the Alawite Sect who form a majority in the central and southern parts of the Governorate while Sunni Arabs and Turkmen form a majority in the North East.The Capital Latakia by 2010 estimates had 400,000 people, 50% of whom were Alawites, 40% Sunni and 10 hristian