Burj al-Arab
برج العرب Ain al-'Arab | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°42′57″N 36°15′20″E / 34.71583°N 36.25556°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Talkalakh |
Subdistrict | Talkalakh |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,434 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Burj al-Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, also known as Ain al-'Arab) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and just north of Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Tulay'i to the west, al-Sisiniyah to the northwest, al-Mitras to the north, Zweitinah to the northeast, Tell Hawsh to the east and Burj al-Maksur to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Burj al-Arab had a population of 1,434 in the 2004 census.[1]