Tell Dahab تل ذهب | |
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Village | |
  Tell Dahab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°12′41″N37°01′11″E / 35.211422°N 37.019677°E /35.211422; 37.019677 | |
| 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 centralSyria, administratively part of theSalamiyah District ofHama Governorate. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Dahab had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.[1]
Tell Dahab is one of several villages on theal-A'la plateau to containByzantine-era ruins. Greek inscriptions found on basalt lintels in the village date to 470, 489, 570 and 589 CE.[2] In 1838, Tell Dahab's inhabitants were noted to be predominantlySunni Muslims.[3]
On 1 February 2025, as part of increasing violence against ethnic and religious minorities shortly after thefall of the Assad regime, the UK-basedSyrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that four civilians were shot dead in a summary execution in the village.[4] By 11 February 2025, roughly 60% of the pre-Deterrence of Aggression population had fled the settlement, who it is unclear whether the exodus occurred before or after the killings.[5]
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