Taldou District

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Taldou District
منطقة تلدو
Map of Taldou District within Homs Governorate
Map of Taldou District within Homs Governorate
Coordinates (Taldou): 34°52′59″N 36°30′00″E / 34.8831°N 36.5°E / 34.8831; 36.5Coordinates: 34°52′59″N 36°30′00″E / 34.8831°N 36.5°E / 34.8831; 36.5
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
SeatTaldou
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total264.1 km2 (102.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total90,139
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0407

Taldou District (Arabic: منطقة تلدو, romanizedmanṭiqat Taldou) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. Administrative centre is the town of Taldou.[2] The Northwestern Quadrant of the District is within Wadi al-Nasara, an Antiochian Greek Orthodox population region and cultural area. Krak Des Chevaliers, a famous Crusader Castle, is in the northwesternmost edge of the district.

The district was formed in 2010 from three sub-districts formerly belonging to Homs District. At the 2004 census, these sub-districts had a total population of 90,139.[1]

Sub-districts[]

The district of Taldou is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "The formation of Taldou District". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  3. ^ "Taldou nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. ^ "Kabu nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-06-19.


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