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BURJ

The word Burj is an Arabic word: meaning "tower", is an originally non-Semitic word similar to "Burg" in European languagues, but has long become part of Arabic and is a common place name in the Middle East. It also exists in Urdu. The following is a list of places, buildings, and organizations using the word burj

# 1 Places

# 2 Buildings

# 3 Organizations

Places

* al-Burj, a Palestinian village in Hebron Governorate

* Al-Burj, Khirbat, a Palestinian village in District of Haifa, depopulated in 1948

* Al-Burj, Ramla, a Palestinian village in District of Ramla, depopulated in 1948

* Bourj Hammoud, a suburb of northeast Beirut, Lebanon

* Burj, Afghanistan, a place in Afghanistan also known as Borj

* Burj, Balochistan, a city in Pakistan

* Burj Attari, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan

* Burj el-Shemali, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre, Lebanon

* Burj Jeway Khan, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan

* Burj Islam, a village in the Latakia Governorate of Syria

* Burj Mandi, a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan

* Downtown Burj Dubai, a largescale development project in downtown Dubai

* Umm Burj, Khirbat, a Palestinian village in District of Hebron, depopulated in 1948

Buildings

* Burj Al Alam, a skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Burj Al Anoud, a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

* Burj Al Arab, the world's second tallest hotel, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Burj Al Fattan, a proposed supertall skyscraper hotel to be built in the Dubai Marina

* Burj Khalifa, a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (tallest man-made structure on Earth)

* Burj al-Taqa, a proposed skyscraper in Dubai also known as the Energy Tower

* Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower located in the UNESCO World Heritage site in India

* Nakheel Tower, first known as Al Burj, a proposed skyscraper project in Dubai, UAE

Organizations

* Burj Al Luq Luq Community Centre and Society, an independent organisation in Jerusalem