Burj Islam

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][3][4][5]

Burj islam

برج اسلام
Village
Burj islam beach
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahAyn al-Bayda
Population
 (2004)
 • Total5,652
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)41
ClimateCsa

The village is a popular summer resort with a white rock beach.[6]

References
  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. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). Les Alaouites, l’espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
  3. Mohammad D.,“The Formation of Alawite Militias in the Kassab region”, Joshua Landis. 2012-09-05.
  4. Syrian Turkmen receive humanitarian aid
  5. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/latakia-is-assads-achilles-heel
  6. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1413352

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