Salib al-Turkman
صليب التركمان
Sılayip Türkmen[1] ( صليب تركمان )
Village
View of Salib al-Turkman from the sea, 2013
View of Salib al-Turkman from the sea, 2013
Salib al-Turkman is located in Syria
Salib al-Turkman
Salib al-Turkman
Coordinates: 35°41′16″N 35°48′51″E / 35.68778°N 35.81417°E / 35.68778; 35.81417
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahAyn al-Bayda
Population
 (2004 census)[2]
 • Total3,466
Time zoneUTC+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 Muslims.[3]

References

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