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
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-04 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Latakia is Assad's Achilles Heel".
- ^ "Thorn Tree - beaches in Syria".
