Burj al-Qasab

Burj al-Qasab (Arabic: 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.

[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

[2] The ancient site of Ugarit sits on the tell east of the village.