Al-Tall, Syria
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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.[1]
Notable people
- Muhammad Mustafa Mero, former Prime Minister of Syria
- Mohamad Afa Al Rifai, Syrian retired footballer
References
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- ↑ a b c Boulanger, 1966, p. 303.
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Template:In lang
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