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Umm al-Tuyour

Umm al-Tuyour
أم الطيور
Turunç ( تورنج )
Village
Umm al-Tuyour is located in Syria
Umm al-Tuyour
Umm al-Tuyour
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 35°50′48″E / 35.754836°N 35.846623°E / 35.754836; 35.846623
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Qastal Ma'af
Population (2004 census)
 • Total 1,101
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Turunç (Turkish: Turunç, Arabic: تورنج‎, translit. Umūl Tūyūr‎) or Umm al-Tuyour (Arabic: أم الطيور‎, translit. Umm al-Tūyūr‎) 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly of Turkmen origin.


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