Yarte Explained

Official Name:Yarte
Native Name:يرتي
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Latakia Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qardaha District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Al-Fakhurah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:902
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.45°N 36°W
Elevation M:400

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: نتائج تعداد السكان والمساكن لعام 2004 على مستوى المدينة / قرية. المكتـــب المركـــزي للإحصـــــاء cbssyr . 2004. 16 November 2015.
  2. Book: The Crisis years: the 12th century B.C. : from beyond the Danube to the Tigris. William A. Ward, Martha Joukowsky. 113. 1992.
  3. Book: Ras Shamra Parallels. Loren R. Fisher. 290. 1975.