Taldou
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Taldou تلدو Teldu |
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| Town | |
 Taldou
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| Coordinates: 34°52′59″N 36°30′0″E / 34.88306°N 36.50000°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Taldou |
| Subdistrict | Taldou |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 15,727 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Taldou (Turkish: Teldu,Arabic: تلدو, translit. Talldū, also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Burj al-Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah and al-Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
On 2012-05-28, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen. As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery.
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