Umm al-Tuyour, Latakia Governorate

This article is about the Syrian village in Latakia Governorate. For the Syrian village in Hama Governorate, see Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate.
Umm al-Tuyour
أم الطيور
Village
Umm al-Tuyour
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 35°50′48″E / 35.754836°N 35.846623°E / 35.754836; 35.846623
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Qastal Ma'af
Population (2004 census)[1]
  Total 1,101
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Umm al-Tuyour (Arabic: أم الطيور) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia on the Mediterranean coast. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the south, Ras al-Basit and al-Badrusiyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Tuyour had a population of 1,101 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawite Muslims,[2] mostly of Syrian Arab origin.[3]

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.
  3. Syria’s Turkmen Join the Fight. Al Akhbar. 2012-08-28.
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