Takla (and its variants ''Thecla'' and ''Tekle'') is a name which is used as a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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* Laila Takla, Coptic Egyptian politician, author, and promoter of Muslim-Christian relations * Philippe Takla (1915–2006), Lebanese lawyer, diplomat, politician and minister *

Saleem Takla Saleem Takla ( ar, سليم تقلا, also spelled Selim Taqla; 1849 – August 8, 1892) was a Lebanese-Ottoman journalist who founded of '' Al-Ahram'' newspaper with his brother Beshara Takla. Early life and education Saleem Takla was born in Kf ...

(1849–1892), co-founder of ''Al-Ahram'' with his brother Beshara Takla

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Thecla Thecla ( grc, Θέκλα, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ''Acts of ...

, Takla, or Tekla, saint of the early Christian Church * Takla Chamoun (born 1966), Lebanese actress *

Tekle Haymanot Abune Tekle Haymanot ( Ge'ez: አቡነ ተክለ ሃይማኖት; known in the Coptic Church as Saint Takla Haymanot of Ethiopia; 1215 – 1313) was an Ethiopian saint and monk mostly venerated as a hermit. He was the Abuna of Ethiopia who fo ...

, Ethiopian saint depicted with 6 wings *

Takla Maryam Takla Maryam ( gez, ተክለ ማርያም), throne name Hezbe Nañ ( gez, ሕዝበ ናኝ) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1430 to 1433, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the second son of Dawit I. Manoel de Almeida remarks that the ...

, former Emperor of Ethiopia

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Abuna Takla Haymanot Abuna Takla Haymanot or Abune Takla Haymanot (1918 – May 1988) was the third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Early life Abune Takla Haymanot was born in 1918, the son of a simple soldier, Wolde Mikael Adamu in southern Be ...

(died 1988), third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church *

Mara Takla Haymanot Mara Takla Haymanot was King and the founder of Zagwe dynasty. Some king lists give his name simply as "Mararah", and other King Lists as "Takla Haymanot". Regnal controversy According to one tradition, Mara was born in the province of Lasta, wh ...

, former Emperor of Ethiopia {{given name

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