Al-Tulaysiyah
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| Al-Tuleisa الطليسية Al-Tleisa Tulaysiyah | |
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| Village | |
  Al-Tuleisa | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′02″N 36°54′52″E / 35.367356°N 36.914406°ECoordinates: 35°22′02″N 36°54′52″E / 35.367356°N 36.914406°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 824 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Tuleisa (Arabic: الطليسية, also spelled Tleisa or Tulaysiyah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. Nearby localities include Fan al-Shamali to the south, al-Hamraa to the southeast, Atshan to the northwest, Ma'an to the west and Kawkab and Suran to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ma'an had a population of 824 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] In mid-May 2013, during the Syrian civil war, the residents abandoned the village after anti-government rebels launched an attack to capture it. After a firefight with a Syrian Army patrol, the rebels captured al-Tuleisa.[3]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Jihadists take large part of Syria Alawite village: activists. The Daily Star. Originally published by Agence France-Presse. 2012-12-24.
- ↑ Syria rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama: activists. 2013-05-28.
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