Burj Islam
Burj Islam      برج اسلام  | |
|---|---|
Village  | |
![]() Burj Islam beach  | |
![]() Burj Islam Location in Syria  | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′N 35°48′E / 35.683°N 35.800°E | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate | 
| District | Latakia District | 
| Nahiyah | Ayn al-Bayda | 
| Population  (2004)  | |
 • Total  | 5,652 | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | 
| Area code | 41 | 
| Climate | Csa | 
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)
 - ^ Blanche, Fabrice (23 September 2015). "Latakia is Assad's Achilles Heel". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
 - ^ "Thorn Tree - beaches in Syria".
 

