Tell Dahab
تل ذهب | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′41″N 37°01′11″E / 35.211422°N 37.019677°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah District |
| Subdistrict | Salamiyah Subdistrict |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3212 |
Tell Dahab (Arabic: تل ذهب) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Dahab had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.
History
Tell Dahab is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era ruins. Greek inscriptions found on basalt lintels in the village date to 470, 489, 570 and 589 CE. In 1838, Tell Dahab's inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.
On 1 February 2025, as part of increasing violence against ethnic and religious minorities shortly after the fall of the Assad regime, four civilians were shot dead in a summary execution in the village.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Foss 1997, p. 233.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
- ^ "Ongoing military escalation | 15 combatants killed and wounded in ground and aerial attacks on different frontlines n eastern Aleppo". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
Bibliography
- Foss, Clive (1997). "Syria in Transition, A. D. 550–750: An Archaeological Approach". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 51: 189–269. doi:10.2307/1291765.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
