Taladah
تلعادة
Village
Taladah is located in Syria
Taladah
Taladah
Coordinates: 36°15′5″N 36°48′4″E / 36.25139°N 36.80111°E / 36.25139; 36.80111
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictHarem
Subdistrictal-Dana
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total5,599
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Taladah (Arabic: تلعادة also spelled Tell Adah)[a] is a village in Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Turmanin to the southeast, al-Dana to the southwest and Darat Izza to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Talaadah had a population of 5,599 in 2004.[1]

Taladah contains a large Byzantine-era monastery celebrated until the Middle Ages. In 400 CE, St. Simeon Stylites started his ascetic career there. Taladah remained a relatively important Christian site following the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 630s. A Syriac inscription dating to 941 was discovered among the ruins. Taladah was captured by the Crusaders under Tancred in 1104.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Tell Aghdi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-20 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at [1]. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ van Berchem 1902, p. 395.
  3. ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 405.

Bibliography

  • Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
  • van Berchem, Max (1902). Notes sur les croisades (in French). Imprimerie nationale.
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