Talaf

Talaf
طلف
Tallaf
Tullif
Village
Talaf

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°54′39″N 36°33′40″E / 34.91083°N 36.56111°E / 34.91083; 36.56111
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Hama
Subdistrict Hirbnafsah
Population (2004)
  Total 4,934

Talaf (Arabic: طلف, also spelled Tallaf or Tullif) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Musa al-Houla to the north, Hirbnafsah to the northeast, Kisin to the east, Burj Qa'i to the south, Taldou to the southwest and Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Talaf had a population of 4,934 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.[2][3]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 179.
  3. Hartmann, 2012, p. 54.

Bibliography

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