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

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

"burg" or Greek loan-word "pyrgos"), el-Burj, Al Burj, 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. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar. Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent ...

Punjab, India Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states ...

* 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; ; ) 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 town is heavily populated by Lebanese Armenians. Bourj Hammoud ...

, a suburb of northeast Beirut *

Burj el-Shamali Burj el-Shamali (Arabic: مخيم برج الشمالي) is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre/Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is located in the Tyre District of the South Govern ...

, 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 (), 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 northeast of the cit ...

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

Burj Islam Burj Islam () 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 ...

, 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 ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper cancelled in 2013 *

Burj Al Arab The Jumeirah Burj Al Arab (, ), commonly known as Burj Al Arab, is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of ...

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

Burj Al Fattan The Al Fattan Marine Towers is a complex in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The towers are located within Jumeirah Beach Residence, a 40-tower, 7,000 unit residential and hotel development which runs alongside Dubai Mar ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Burj Azizi Burj Azizi (Arabic: برج عزيزي) is an under construction skyscraper and a centrepiece of Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will have 133 floors for various purposes. Burj Azizi could be the world's second tallest build ...

, Dubai, a construction skyscraper *

Burj Jumeirah Burj Jumeirah () is a proposed Observation tower project near Burj Al Arab in Sufouh district of Dubai. It was initially expected to be completed in 2023. As of January 2022, construction has not begun. More worryingly all references to the tow ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding the antenna, but inc ...

, 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 Vista The Burj Vista also known as The Grand Boulevard Tower is a twin-tower skyscraper complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates consisting of a 66-story tower and 20-story tower. Both towers are residential and consist of 520 and 120 apartments respective ...

, Dubai, a residential skyscraper *

Uptown Dubai Tower 1 The Uptown Dubai Tower 1 or Burj 2020 is a under construction megatall skyscraper to be built in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will include multiple amenities that will serve for various purposes. History First announc ...

, Dubai, originally ''Burj 2020'', a planned skyscraper *

Nakheel Tower Nakheel Tower () was a planned skyscraper on hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by developer Nakheel. The project was previously called Al Burj ( "The Tower"). While the proposal changed over time, the tower was intended to be the tallest ...

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

Other cities

* Al Burj (Amman), a commercial building in Amman, Jordan * Burj Doha, a skyscraper in Doha, Qatar * Burj Al Anoud, a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * Burj Rafal, a hotel and residential building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia *

Fateh Burj The Fateh Burj (), a prominent tourist site in Punjab and the tallest victory tower 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 2011. The ...

, a Tower in Chappar Chiri village of Punjab, India * Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower in Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India * al-Burj (Tower of Beitin), the ruins of a Crusader tower in Beitin, Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine-Israel

Other uses

* Burj Al Luq Luq, an independent organisation in Jerusalem * Battle of El Burj (1917), a WW1 battle