Taldou
Taldou
تلدو | |
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Town | |
  Taldou Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°52′59″N36°30′0″E/ 34.88306°N 36.50000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Taldou |
| Subdistrict | Taldou |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 15,727 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Taldou(Arabic:تلدو,romanized:Talldū,also spelledTall Daww,Taldo,Tall DhuorTaldao) is a town in theHoularegion of northernSyria,north ofHomsin theHoms Governorate.Nearby towns includeBurj al-Qa'ito the east,Tallafto the northeast,Kafr LahaandTell Dahabto the north,QarmasandMaryaminto the northwest,al-Taybah al-Gharbiyahandal-Shinyahto the west,Kabuto the southwest,Sharqliyyato the south andGhur Gharbiyahto the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics.[1]Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni Muslims.[2]
On May 25, 2012, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of theHoula massacrein which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly bySyrian Armyshelling and ground attacks by pro-governmentShabeehamilitiamen.[3]As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery. On May 15, 2018, Syrian forces retook the town.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^General Census of Population and Housing 2004Archived2012-07-29 atarchive.today.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Homs Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^Smith,in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.179
- ^Houla eyewitness: 'They had no mercy'.BBC News.2012-05-28.
- ^“Some rebels wonder if Syrian troops' poor use of tanks, helicopters is intentional,”[permanent dead link]McClatchy Newspapers, 21 June 2012.
- ^"YouTube".Retrieved25 October2014.
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