Official Name: | Burj Islam |
Native Name: | برج اسلام |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Coordinates: | 35.6833°N 83°W |
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: | Latakia District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Ayn al-Bayda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 5,652 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Area Code: | 41 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Csa |
Burj Islam (ar|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]