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Burj Islam

Coordinates: 35°41′N 35°48′E / 35.683°N 35.800°E / 35.683; 35.800
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Burj Islam
برج اسلام
Village
Burj Islam beach
Burj Islam beach
Burj Islam is located in Syria
Burj Islam
Burj Islam
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°41′N 35°48′E / 35.683°N 35.800°E / 35.683; 35.800
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahAyn al-Bayda
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
5,652
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code41
ClimateCsa

Burj Islam (Arabic: برج اسلام) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Salib al-Turkman to the north, al-Shabatliyah to the northeast, Ayn al-Bayda to the east and al-Shamiyah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 5,652 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims from Turkmen ethnicity.[2]

The village is a popular summer resort with a white rock beach.[3]

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-04 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Blanche, Fabrice (23 September 2015). "Latakia is Assad's Achilles Heel". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
  3. ^ "Thorn Tree - beaches in Syria".