Taldou District
District in Homs, Syria
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Taldou District (Arabic: منطقة تلدو, romanized: manṭiqat 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.
Taldou District
منطقة تلدو | |
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Map of Taldou District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Taldou): 34°52′59″N 36°30′00″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Taldou |
| Subdistricts | 3 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 264.1 km2 (102.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 90,139 |
| • Density | 341.3/km2 (884.0/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0407 |
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]):
- Taldou Subdistrict (ناحية تلدو): population 71,503.[3]
- Kafr Laha Subdistrict (ناحية كفرلاها): population 20,041.
- Al-Qabu Subdistrict (ناحية القبو): population 18,636.[4]
