Tartus Governorate ( /
ALA-LC:
Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs) is one of the fourteen
governorates (provinces) of
Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering
Lebanon to the south, the Mediterranean Sea to the west,
Latakia Governorate to the north, and
Homs and
Hama Governorates to the east. It is one of the few governorates in Syria that has an Alawite majority. Sources list the area as 1,890 km² or 1,892 km². The governorate has a population of 785,000 (2010 estimate). The capital is
Tartus.