Umm al-Tuyour أم الطيور Turunç ( تورنج ) |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 35°50′48″E / 35.754836°N 35.846623°E | |
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.