Salib al-Turkman

Salib al-Turkman
صليب التركمان
Sılayip Türkmen ( صليب تركمان )
Village
View of Salib al-Turkman from the sea, 2013
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)
  Total
3,466
Time zoneUTC+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.