Quote Originally Posted by Tony78 View Post
My friend and coworker is Syrian. He pronounces the city of Latakia as lah-tuh-key-uh so it sort of sounds like lotta-keya when he says it.
That is pretty spot on. I actually lived my teenage years in Cyprus as a missionary kid.
My only addition would be that the emphasis is on the "key." (Lahttah-KEY-uh)