Talkalakh

Also known as Tell Kalakh, Tel Kalakh, Tal Kalakh

Talkalakh () 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. 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.

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Place details

Locality: تلكلخ
Region: محافظة حمص
Country: سوريا
Population: 29,754
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Talkalakh
Settlement.other_name: Tal Kalakh
Settlement.native_name: تَلْكَلَخ
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Homs
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Talkalakh
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Talkalakh
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004

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Wikidata facts

Official name: تلكلخ
Population: 35445
Elevation: 265

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native label: تلكلخ
P12749: Q8093

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History
Syrian civil war
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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.