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Talaf

Talaf 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.

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Talaf
طلف
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
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHirbnafsah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
4,934

Talaf (Arabic: طلف) 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.23

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  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
  3. Hartmann, 2012, p. 54.
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