Salib al-Turkman
Salib al-Turkman
صليب التركمان Sılayip Türkmen ( صليب تركمان ) | |
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Village | |
View of Salib al-Turkman from the sea, 2013 | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′16″N 35°48′51″E / 35.68778°N 35.81417°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Latakia District |
| Nahiyah | Ayn al-Bayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,466 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Salib al-Turkman (Turkish: Sılayip Türkmen, Turkmen: صِلَيِّبْ تركمان, romanized: Silayīp Tūrkmān or Arabic: صُلَيْبْ التركمان, romanized: Sulayb al-Turkmān) 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen who are Sunni Muslim.