Burj al-Qasab
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| official_name = Burj al-Qasab
| native_name = {{lang|ar|برج القصب}}
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| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Latakia Governorate
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Latakia District
| subdivision_type3 = Nahiyah
| subdivision_name3 = Latakia
| settlement_type = Village
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| population_total = 4902
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Burj al-Qasab ({{langx|ar|برج القصب}}) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia close to Ras Ibn Hani. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the north, Kirsana to the northeast, Sitmarkho and al-Qanjarah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Burj al-Qasab had a population of 4,902 in the 2004 census.[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317032446/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-1-2004.htm |date=March 17, 2013 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/06/30/97/PDF/Les_Alaouites_l_espace_et_le_pouvoir.pdf|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}} The ancient site of Ugarit sits on the tell east of the village.
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{{Latakia Governorate|latakia}}
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Category:Populated places in Latakia District