Talaf ( ar, طلف}) is a village in northwestern
Syria, administratively part of the
Hama Governorate, located southwest of
Hama. Nearby localities include
Musa al-Houla to the north,
Hirbnafsah
Hirbnafsah ( ar, حر بنفسه, Hīrbnafseh, also spelled Harb Nafseh) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Deir al-Fardis to the north, Tumin and al-Rast ...
to the northeast,
Kisin to the east,
Burj Qa'i
Burj Qa'i ( ar, برج قاعي, also spelled Burj al-Qa'y or simply al-Burj) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Taldou and the Houla 5 kilometers t ...
to the south,
Taldou
Taldou ( ar, تلدو, 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, ...
to the southwest and
Kafr Laha
Kafr Laha ( ar, كفرلاها) is a town in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria. In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. It is ...
and
Tell Dahab
Tell Dahab ( ar, تل ذهب, also spelled Tal Dhahab) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Taldou and Kafr Laha, Maryamin and al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah t ...
to the west. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Talaf had a population of 4,934 in the 2004 census.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Sunni Muslims of
Turkmen descent.
[Hartmann, 2012, p. 54.]
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{{Hama Governorate, hama
Populated places in Hama District
Turkmen communities in Syria