Tell Kalach
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تلكلخ / Talkalaḫ Tell Kalach |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 40 ′ N , 36 ° 16 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Syria | ||
| Homs | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | SY-HI | ||
| height | 265 m | ||
| Residents | 35,445 (2013) | ||
Tell Kalach ( Arabic تلكلخ, DMG Talkalaḫ ) is a Syrian city. It lies on the border with Lebanon and is the capital of the Tell Kalach district in the Homs governorate . A large part of the population lives from smuggling.
history
On May 15, 2011, the Syrian army occupied Tell Kalach as part of the protests in Syria . The reason for this were demonstrations against the government under Bashar al-Assad the day before. Seven people were killed in the occupation. Around 2,000 residents fled to Lebanon. On May 18, at least 27 civilians died in fighting with the security forces.
At the beginning of 2013, the city was effectively under the control of the rebels, but it was largely enclosed by government troops.
After citizens' representatives and FSA fighters decided to surrender the city without a fight, it was reoccupied by government troops on June 25, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer: Talkalaẖ
- ↑ Monika Bolliger, Wadi Khaled: "Our weapons are two words: Allahu akbar". In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . August 2, 2011, accessed August 2, 2011 .
- ↑ Town Shelled as Syrians Flee to Lebanon. In: Al Jazeera . May 15, 2011, accessed August 2, 2011 .
- ↑ Syrians flee to Lebanon. In: Al Jazeera. May 18, 2011, accessed August 2, 2011 .
- ^ "CNN exclusive: Fragile cease-fire holds in besieged town" CNN February 12, 2013, viewed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Tal Kalakh: Syria's rebel town that forged its own peace deal