Burj ( ar, برج, ''tower'', derived from either

Middle Persian Middle Persian or Pahlavi, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg () in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire. For some time after the Sasanian collapse, Middle Per ...

"burg" or Greek loan-word "pyrgos") may refer to:

Places

India

Burj Kaila Burj Kaila is a village in Phillaur in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter and from district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village. D ...

, a village in

Jalandhar district Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city. Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts J ...

Punjab, India Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal ...

Burj Pukhta Burj Pukhta or Burj Pukta, is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.3 km away from Nagar, 47.7 km from Jalandhar and 115 km from state capital Chandigarh. Burj Pukhta has postal ...

, a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India

Iran

Burj, Markazi Borj-e Cheshmeh-ye Mahmud ( fa, برج چشمه محمود, also Romanized as Borj-e Cheshmeh-ye Maḩmūd, Borj-e Chashmeh Maḩmūd, and Borj-e Cheshmeh Maḩmūd; also known as Borj, Borj-e Lah, and Burj) is a village in Astaneh Rural District, ...

, a village in Shazand County, Markazi Province *

Borj-e Mohammadan Borj-e Mohammadan ( fa, برج محمدان, also Romanized as Borj-e Moḩammadān; also known as Borj-e Moḩammad, Borj, Borj Mohammad, and Burj) is a village in Afin Rural District, Zohan District, Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran ...

or Burj, a village in Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province *

Burj-i-Qanat Kabad ( fa, كباد, also Romanized as Kabād, Kabāt, Kobād, Kobāt; also known as Burj-ı-Qanāt and Gū Āt) is a village in Doreh Rural District, in the Central District of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, ...

, a village in Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province

Israel/Palestine

al-Burj, Hebron al-Burj ( ar, البرج) is a Palestinian village located twenty kilometers southwest of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate, southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a populatio ...

, a Palestinian village in Hebron Governorate *

al-Burj, Ramle Al-Burj ( ar, البرج) was a Palestinian Arab village 14 km east of Ramle close to the highway to Ramallah, which was depopulated in 1948. Its name, "the tower", is believed to be derived from the crusader castle, Castle Arnold, built on ...

, a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict, depopulated in 1948 * Khirbat Al-Burj, a depopulated Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict and archeological site *

Khirbat Umm Burj Khirbat Umm Burj was a Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Hebron Subdistrict, sometimes designated in modern maps as ''Burgin''. Its ruins are today located within the borders of Israel. I ...

, a Palestinian village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in 1948

Lebanon

Bourj Hammoud Bourj Hammoud (also spelled Burj Hammud; ar, بُرْجُ حَمُّودٍ; hy, Պուրճ Համուտ) is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Matn District, and is part of Greater Beirut. The to ...

, a suburb of northeast Beirut *

Burj el-Shemali Burj el-Shemali (Arabic: البرج الشمالي) is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre/Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is part of the Tyre Union of Municipalities within the ...

, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre

Pakistan

Burj Attari Burj Attari is a town located only 14 km from Lahore at Lahore-Jaranwala Road, Pakistan and 12 km from Shahdara, but it is in the Sheikhupura District, Punjab (Pakistan). Burj Attari is famous for agriculture products and fruits like ...

, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan *

Burj Jeway Khan Burj Jeway Khan or Burj Jiwey Khan is a town and union council of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is th ...

, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan *

Burj Mandi Burj Mandi is a village in Chak Jhumra in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It has a railway station on the Faisalabad Sargodha Railway. It is part of pp51 of Punjab assembly. Infrastructure Burj village has a basic health unit, girls elementary scho ...

, a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan

Syria

al-Burj, al-Bab al-Burj ( ar, البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the Queiq Plain to the west, it is located between al-Rai and al-Bab, some northea ...

, a village in Aleppo Governorate *

al-Burj, Idlib Borj, Idlib ( ar, البرج) is a Syrian village located in Sinjar Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 500 , area_code ...

, a village in Idlib Governorate *

Burj Islam Burj Islam ( ar, برج اسلام) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Salib al-Turkman to the north, al-Shabatliyah to the northeast, Ayn al-B ...

, a village in the Latakia Governorate *

Burj Qa'i Burj Qa'i ( ar, برج قاعي, also spelled Burj al-Qa'y or simply al-Burj) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Taldou and the Houla 5 kilometers to t ...

, a village in Homs Governorate

Buildings

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Burj Al Alam The Burj Al Alam (English: "World Tower") was a proposed 108-story, hyperboloid skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though the project's roots are in a 101-storey design called "Fortune 101" and slated for the Dub ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper cancelled in 2013 *

Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab ( ar, برج العرب, ''Arab Tower'') is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height ...

, Dubai, the world's fourth-tallest hotel *

Burj Al Fattan Burj Al Fattan is a proposed supertall skyscraper for construction in Dubai Marina. The tower would be built on the site of a former hotel. Burj Al Fattan is projected to have 97 floors and a height of 463 m. See also *List of tallest buildings i ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Burj Jumeirah , status = Proposed , image = Buri Jumeira.jpg , caption = , location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates , map_type = , coordinates = , start_date = , cost = , building_type = , architectural_style = , structural_system = , height = ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (; ar, برج خليفة, , Khalifa Tower), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is known for being the world’s tallest building. With a total height ...

, Dubai, the world's tallest building *

Burj al-Taqa The Burj al-Taqa, also known as the Dubai ''Energy Tower'' is a skyscraper that was to be built in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Like the World Trade Center (Manama), it was to incorporate power generation assets into its structure, including a ...

, Dubai, an abandoned planned skyscraper *

Burj 2020 The Uptown Dubai Tower 1 or Burj 2020 is a proposed mega-tall skyscraper to be built in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. History First announced by developer Dubai Multi Commodities Centre at Cityscape Global in September 2015 ...

, Dubai, a planned skyscraper *

Nakheel Tower Nakheel Tower ( ar , بُرْجُ ٱلنَّخِيلِ) was a planned skyscraper on hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by developer Nakheel. The project was previously called Al Burj ( ar, ٱلْبُرْجُ "The Tower"). In January 2009, it ...

, Dubai, originally ''Al Burj'', a planned skyscraper cancelled in 2009

Other cities

Al Burj (Amman) Al Burj is a tall commercial tower, located in Amman, Jordan. It was designated a historic building by the government of Jordan. See also * List of tallest buildings in Amman Traditionally, the buildings of Amman, Jordan had a unified human ...

, a commercial building in Amman, Jordan * Burj Doha, a skyscraper in Doha, Qatar *

Burj Al Anoud Anoud Tower (Arabic: بُرْج ٱلْعَنُود) is a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was completed in 2005. At 155 m high, it is a major commercial building on King Fahd road. It contains 20 floors with 3 basement levels. A twin tower i ...

, a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia *

Fateh Burj The Fateh Burj ( en, The Victory Tower; pa, ਫਤਿਹ ਬੁਰਜ), the tallest minar in India, is situated in the historical village of Chappar Chiri in the SAS Nagar district (Mohali district) of Punjab state. It was completed in 1890. ...

, a Tower in

Chappar Chiri Chapar Chiri ( pa, ਚੱਪੜ ਚਿੜੀ) is a small village located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, India. It is near Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar city and is 14 km west of Chandigarh. The village is famous due to Fateh ...

village of Punjab, India *

Musamman Burj Musamman Burj also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the Shah Jahan's private hall Diwan-e-Khas in Agra Fort. History Musamman Burj was built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. I ...

, an octagonal tower in Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India

Organizations

Burj Al Luq Luq The Burj al Luq Luq Community Centre and Society is a community center in East Jerusalem established in 1991. It is named for the Mamluk governor Luqluq. It is registered with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Union of Charitable Organizations i ...

, an independent organisation in Jerusalem