Umm al-Tuyour, Latakia Governorate
Umm al-Tuyour أم الطيور Turunç[1] ( تورنج ) | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Umm al-Tuyour | |
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 35°50′48″E / 35.754836°N 35.846623°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Latakia District |
Nahiyah | Qastal Ma'af |
Population (2004 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,101 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Turunç[1] (Turkish: Turunç, Arabic: تورنج, translit. Umūl Tūyūr) or Umm al-Tuyour (Arabic: أم الطيور, translit. Umm al-Tūyūr) 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.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly of Turkmen origin.[3][4]
References
- 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Syria’s Turkmen Join the Fight. Al Akhbar. 2012-08-28.
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