Salib al-Turkman ( tr, Sılayip Türkmen,
ar, صليب تركمان, Sīlāyīp Tūrkman) or ( ar, صليب التركمان, Sālīb al-Turkman) is a town in northwestern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, administratively part of the
Latakia Governorate, located north of
Latakia
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. Nearby localities include
Al-Shamiyah and
Burj Islam to the south,
Ayn al-Bayda,
al-Bahluliyah and
al-Shabatliyah to the east. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Salib al-Turkman had a population of 3,466 in the 2004 census.
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Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
-speaking
Syrian Turkmen
Syrian Turkmen, also referred to as Syrian Turkomans, Turkish Syrians, or simply Syrian Turks or Turks of Syria, ( ar, تركمان سوريا; tr, Suriye Türkmenleri or ) are Syrian citizens of Turkish people, Turkish origin who mainly trace ...
who are
Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
.
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Populated places in Latakia District
Populated coastal places in Syria
Turkmen communities in Syria
Turkish-speaking territories in Syria