Burj Islam () is a village in northwestern
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
, administratively part of the
Latakia Governorate
Latakia Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah''), also transliterated as Ladhakia, is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay Province to the no ...
, located north of
Latakia
Latakia (; ; Syrian Arabic, Syrian pronunciation: ) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mar ...
. 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.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ...
s from
Turkmen ethnicity.
The village is a popular summer resort with a white rock beach.
References
{{Latakia Governorate, latakia
Populated places in Latakia District
Populated coastal places in Syria
Turkmen settlements in Latakia Governorate