Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Tuesday 5:30 AM Area code 41 | Climate Csa Population 5,652 (2004) | |
Weather 10°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 77% Humidity |
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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites from Arab ethnicity.
Map of Burj Islam, Syria
The village is a popular summer resort with a white rock beach.
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