Tartous, SANA- Activities of the Gate of the Sun Festival will kick off Wednesday at the Golden Sands Complex in the coastal city of Tartous.
The Festival is organized by Acuity Company in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and Tartous Sports Union and lasts till August 19th.
Executive Director of Acuity Company Hussam al-Nafakh told SANA ,in a statement, that the festival carries a message for the whole world that Syria is the cradle of civilizations, adding that the first Olympiad in history was held in Amrit Stadium.
The festival includes various entertainment and sport activities including beach soccer, sail boat show, Jet Ski race, basketball and volleyball, artistic evenings,fashion shows and electing the festival beauty queen and launching the construction of a Phoenician ship.
The company will hold, in coincidence with the activities of the festival, a charity bazaar and a cook competition for families at the Orange Mallin Lattakia.
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