Tall ad Dirrah
تل الدرة Tall Derah, Tell Dera, Tell ad-Dura | |
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Village | |
  Tall ad Dirrah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′51″N 36°56′18″E / 35.03083°N 36.93833°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah |
| Subdistrict | Salamiyah |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 12,415 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3224 |
Tall ad Dirrah (Arabic: تل الدرة, also spelled Tell Dirrah, Tall Derah, Talldarra or Tell ad-Dura) is a Syrian village in the Salamiyah Subdistrict in Salamiyah District, located southeast of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Taldara had a population of 5,986 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismailis.[2]
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Douwes, Dick (2010), "Modern History of the Nizari Ismailis of Syria", in Farhad Daftary (ed.), A Modern History of the Ismailis: Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community, I. B. Tauris, ISBN 9780857735263