Jawbat Burghal

Jawbat Burghal
جوبة برغال
Jawbat Burghal is located in Syria
Jawbat Burghal
Jawbat Burghal
Coordinates: 35°29′19″N 36°10′36″E / 35.48861°N 36.17667°E / 35.48861; 36.17667
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictQardaha
SubdistrictJawbat Burghal
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total959
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Jawbat Burghal (Arabic: جوبة برغال) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia in an-Nusayriyah Mountains. Nearby localities include Qardaha, al-Fakhurah, Istamo and Shatha. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jawbat Burghal had a population of 959 in the 2004 census.[1]

The town was the birthplace Syrian Salman al-Murshid. The founder of the (Fada'i), who fought against the feudal lords and their tyranny in various parts of the Syrian coast.

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