Taldou
| Taldou تلدو Tall Daww | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Taldou | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′59″N 36°30′0″E / 34.88306°N 36.50000°E | |
| 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]
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]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 179.
- ↑ Houla eyewitness: 'They had no mercy'. BBC News. 2012-05-28.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). 'Helfaya&source=gbs_navlinks_s Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
