Taladah
Taladah
تلعادة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Taladah | |
| Coordinates:36°15′5″N36°48′4″E/ 36.25139°N 36.80111°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Harem |
| Subdistrict | al-Dana |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,599 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Taladah(Arabic:تلعادةalso spelledTell Adah)[a]is a village inSyria,administratively part ofIdlib Governorate.Nearby localities includeTurmaninto the southeast,al-Danato the southwest andDarat Izzato the northeast. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS), Talaadah had a population of 5,599 in 2004.[1]
Taladah contains a largeByzantine-eramonasterycelebrated until theMiddle Ages.In 400 CE,St. Simeon Stylitesstarted his ascetic career there. Taladah remained a relatively important Christian site following theMuslim conquest of Syriain the 630s. ASyriacinscription dating to 941 was discovered among the ruins. Taladah was captured by theCrusadersunderTancredin 1104.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004Archived2012-12-20 atarchive.today.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at[1].(in Arabic)
- ^van Berchem 1902,p. 395.
- ^Boulanger, 1966, p. 405.
Bibliography
[edit]- Boulanger, Robert (1966).The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran.Hachette.
- van Berchem, Max(1902).Notes sur les croisades(in French).Imprimerie nationale.
