Salib al-Turkman

Salib al-Turkman
صليب التركمان
Village
Salib al-Turkman
Coordinates: 35°41′16″N 35°48′51″E / 35.68778°N 35.81417°E / 35.68778; 35.81417
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Ayn al-Bayda
Population (2004 census)[1]
  Total 3,466
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Salib al-Turkman (Arabic: صليب التركمان) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. 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.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims from Turkmen ethnicity.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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