Burj al-Qasab

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Burj al-Qasab
برج القصب
Village
Coordinates: 35°36′17″N 35°47′32″E / 35.60472°N 35.79222°E / 35.60472; 35.79222
CountryFile:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahLatakia
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
4,902
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCsa

Burj al-Qasab (Arabic: برج القصب) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia close to Ras Ibn Hani. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the north, Kirsana to the northeast, Sitmarkho and al-Qanjarah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Burj al-Qasab had a population of 4,902 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] The ancient site of Ugarit sits on the tell east of the village.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived March 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)