Official Name: | Salib al-Turkman |
Native Name: | صليب التركمان |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Other Name: | Sılayip Türkmen[1] (صليب تركمان) |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
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 |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 3466 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.6878°N 35.8142°W |
Salib al-Turkman (tr|Sılayip Türkmen,[1] ar|صليب تركمان|Sīlāyīp Tūrkman or ar|صليب التركمان|Sālīb al-Turkman|link=no) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the south, Ayn al-Bayda, al-Bahluliyah and al-Shabatliyah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Salib al-Turkman had a population of 3,466 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen who are Sunni Muslim.[3]