Burj al-Arab, Syria

Burj al-Arab
برج العرب
Ain al-'Arab
Village
Burj al-Arab is located in Syria
Burj al-Arab
Burj al-Arab
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°42′57″N 36°15′20″E / 34.71583°N 36.25556°E / 34.71583; 36.25556
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictTalkalakh
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,434
Time zoneUTC+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]