Teir Maalah
تير معلة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Teir Maalah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′8″N 36°42′25″E / 34.80222°N 36.70694°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Homs |
| Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 7,728 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Teir Maalah (Arabic: تير معلة, also spelled Teir Maela or Ter Maala or Ter Maaleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, just north of Homs. Other Nearby localities include al-Dar al-Kabirah to the southwest, al-Ghantoo to the northwest, Talbiseh to the north and al-Mukhtariyah. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Teir Maalah had a population of 7,728 in the 2004 census.[1]
The inhabitants of Teir Maalah had frequently joined demonstrations protesting the Syrian government, during the early stages of the Syrian uprising which began in March 2011.[2] According to opposition activists and witnesses, the Syrian Army sealed off the roads leading to Teir Maalah, as well as Talbiseh and al-Rastan, before assaulting the towns with tanks, which resulted in over 100 wounded.[3]
Ter Maalah is one of the settings in Riad Sattouf's The Arab of the Future series.[4]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Syrian army attack Rastan as opposition meets in Turkey to seek global support. The National. Original published in Associated Press. 2011-06-03.
- ^ Syrian Tanks Attack 3 Central Towns That Held Protests. Voice of America. 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Riad Sattouf, à l'école de la vie en Syrie". Le Temps. 2015-07-17..