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Talkalakh
تَلْكَلَخ Tal Kalakh | |
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  Talkalakh Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°40′38.16″N 36°15′01.46″E / 34.6772667°N 36.2504056°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Talkalakh |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 18,412 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Talkalakh (Arabic: تَلْكَلَخ, romanized: Talkalaḵ) is a city in western Syria administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate as the capital of the Talkalakh District just north of the border with Lebanon and west of Homs. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Talkalakh had a population of 18,412 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, while the surrounding villages are mostly inhabited by Alawites. Most of the city's Sunni Muslim residents have fled as a result of the ongoing Syrian civil war.[2]
People in the city depend on trade and public services as the main source of income. It has six mosques and two main small squares: Al Hurria and Al Saha Al Amma Squares.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Syrians flee "catastrophic" border town". CBS News. Associated Press. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2015-08-30.