Salib al-Turkman
Salib al-Turkman
صليب التركمان Sılayip Türkmen[1] ( صليب تركمان ) | |
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Village | |
 View of Salib al-Turkman from the sea, 2013 | |
  Salib al-Turkman | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′16″N 35°48′51″E / 35.68778°N 35.81417°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Latakia District |
| Nahiyah | Ayn al-Bayda |
| Population (2004 census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,466 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Salib al-Turkman (Turkish: Sılayip Türkmen,[1] Arabic: صليب تركمان, romanized: Sīlāyīp Tūrkman or Arabic: صليب التركمان, romanized: Sālīb al-Turkman) 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.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen who are Sunni Muslim.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri. — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 17 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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