Umm al-Tuyour, Latakia Governorate

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Umm al-Tuyour
أم الطيور
Village
Umm al-Tuyour is located in Syria
Umm al-Tuyour
Umm al-Tuyour
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Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Qastal Ma'af
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 1,101
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Umm al-Tuyour (Arabic: أم الطيور‎‎) 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.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawite Muslims,[2] mostly of Syrian Arab origin.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
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  3. Syria’s Turkmen Join the Fight. Al Akhbar. 2012-08-28.