Burj ( ar, برج, ''tower'', derived from either

Middle Persian Middle Persian or Pahlavi, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg () in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle ...

"burg" or Greek loan-word "pyrgos") may refer to:

Places

India

* Burj Kaila, a village in

Jalandhar district Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city. Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts J ...

Punjab, India Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and ...

* Burj Pukhta, a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India

Iran

* Burj, Markazi, a village in Shazand County, Markazi Province * Borj-e Mohammadan or Burj, a village in Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province * Burj-i-Qanat, a village in Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province

Israel/Palestine

* al-Burj, Hebron, a Palestinian village in Hebron Governorate * al-Burj, Ramle, a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict, depopulated in 1948 * Khirbat Al-Burj, a depopulated Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict and archeological site * Khirbat Umm Burj, a Palestinian village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in 1948

Lebanon

Bourj Hammoud Bourj Hammoud (also spelled Burj Hammud; ar, بُرْجُ حَمُّودٍ; hy, Պուրճ Համուտ) is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The t ...

, a suburb of northeast Beirut * Burj el-Shemali, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre

Pakistan

* Burj Attari, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan * Burj Jeway Khan, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan * Burj Mandi, a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan

Syria

al-Burj, al-Bab al-Burj ( ar, البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the Queiq Plain to the west, it is located between al-Rai and al-Bab, some northe ...

, a village in Aleppo Governorate * al-Burj, Idlib, a village in Idlib Governorate *

Burj Islam 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 a ...

, a village in the Latakia Governorate * Burj Qa'i, a village in Homs Governorate

Buildings

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Burj Al Alam The Burj Al Alam (English: "World Tower") was a proposed 108-story, hyperboloid skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though the project's roots are in a 101-storey design called "Fortune 101" and slated for the Dub ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper cancelled in 2013 *

Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab ( ar, برج العرب, ''Arab Tower'') is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total heigh ...

, Dubai, the world's fourth-tallest hotel *

Burj Al Fattan Burj Al Fattan is a proposed supertall skyscraper for construction in Dubai Marina. The tower would be built on the site of a former hotel. Burj Al Fattan is projected to have 97 floors and a height of 463 m. See also *List of tallest buildings i ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

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, Dubai, a planned skyscraper * Burj Khalifa, Dubai, the world's tallest building *

Burj al-Taqa The Burj al-Taqa, also known as the Dubai ''Energy Tower'' is a skyscraper that was to be built in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Like the World Trade Center (Manama), it was to incorporate power generation assets into its structure, including ...

, Dubai, an abandoned planned skyscraper *

Burj 2020 The Uptown Dubai Tower 1 or Burj 2020 is a proposed mega-tall skyscraper to be built in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. History First announced by developer Dubai Multi Commodities Centre at Cityscape Global in September 201 ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Nakheel Tower Nakheel Tower ( ar , بُرْجُ ٱلنَّخِيلِ) was a planned skyscraper on hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by developer Nakheel. The project was previously called Al Burj ( ar, ٱلْبُرْجُ "The Tower"). In January 2009, it ...

, Dubai, originally ''Al Burj'', a planned skyscraper cancelled in 2009

Other cities

Al Burj (Amman) Al Burj is a tall commercial tower, located in Amman, Jordan. It was designated a historic building by the government of Jordan The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jord ...

, a commercial building in Amman, Jordan * Burj Doha, a skyscraper in Doha, Qatar * Burj Al Anoud, a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia *

Fateh Burj The Fateh Burj ( en, The Victory Tower; pa, ਫਤਿਹ ਬੁਰਜ), the tallest minar in India, is situated in the historical village of Chappar Chiri in the SAS Nagar district (Mohali district) of Punjab state. It was completed in 1890. ...

, a Tower in

Chappar Chiri Chapar Chiri ( pa, ਚੱਪੜ ਚਿੜੀ) is a small village located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India. It is near Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar city and is 14 km west of Chandigarh. The village is famous due to Fateh ...

village of Punjab, India * Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower in Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India

Organizations

* Burj Al Luq Luq, an independent organisation in Jerusalem