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Al-Tall (Arabic: التل, romanized: at-Tall, also spelled al-Tell) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate and capital of the al-Tall District. Situated in the middle of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, having an elevation of roughly 1,000 meters above sea level.[2] Nearby localities include Maaraba to the southwest, Damascus to the south, Dahiyat al-Assad and Douma to the southeast, Maarat Saidnaya to the northeast, Manin to the north, Ashrafiyat al-Wadi and Basimah to the northwest and al-Hamah and Qudsaya to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Tall had a population of 44,597 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
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Al-Tall
التل Al-Tell | |
|---|---|
  Al-Tall Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′0″N 36°18′0″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Tall |
| Subdistrict | al-Tall |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 44,597 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
In the early 1960s al-Tall was reported to be a large village of 3,500 inhabitants. It had a large mosque surrounded by several column fragments, hewn stones and burial grottoes.[2]
- Muhammad Mustafa Mero, former Prime Minister of Syria
- Mohamad Afa Al Rifai, Syrian retired footballer
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