Salib al-Turkman ( tr, Sılayip Türkmen,
ar, صليب تركمان, Sīlāyīp Tūrkman) or ( ar, صليب التركمان, Sālīb al-Turkman) is a town in northwestern
Syria, administratively part of the
Latakia Governorate
Latakia Governorate, also transliterated as Ladhakia Governorate, ( ar, مُحافظة اللاذقية / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey's Hata ...
, located north of
Latakia. Nearby localities include
Al-Shamiyah
Al-Shamiyah ( ar, الشامية) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Burj Islam to the north, Burj al-Qasab and Kirsana to the south. According to ...
and
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 a ...
to the south,
Ayn al-Bayda,
al-Bahluliyah
Al-Bahluliyah ( ar, البهلولية) 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 west, Sitmarkho and al-Qanjarah to ...
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.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Turkish-speaking
Syrian Turkmen who are
Sunni Muslims.
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Populated places in Latakia District
Populated coastal places in Syria
Turkmen communities in Syria
Turkish-speaking territories in Syria