Taldou

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Taldou
تلدو
Tall Daww
Town
Taldou is located in Syria
Taldou
Taldou
Location in Syria
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Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Taldou
Subdistrict Taldou
Population (2004)
 • Total 15,727
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Taldou (also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao Arabic: تلدو‎‎) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Burj al-Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah and al-Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

On 2012-05-28, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen.[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.[4][5]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 179.
  3. Houla eyewitness: 'They had no mercy'. BBC News. 2012-05-28.
  4. “Some rebels wonder if Syrian troops' poor use of tanks, helicopters is intentional,” McClatchy Newspapers, 21 June 2012.
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