Tell Salhab
Tell Salhab
تل سلحب Tal Selhab | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Tal Salhab, in 2014 | |
  Tell Salhab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′39″N 36°22′56″E / 35.26089°N 36.382223°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Tell Salhab |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 15 454 |
Tal Salhab (
Mhardeh and Halfaya
to the east.
According to the
Alawites.[3]
The town was the traditional seat of the Jnaid clan, which typically provided the leaders of the Alawite Kalbiyya confederation.[4] In 1978 a 5,200 square metres (56,000 sq ft) sugar refinery was built in Tell Salhab at a cost of $50 million. The refinery complex boasted a sugar beet silo, a washing plant, pulp presses and dryers, and a water reservoir.[5]
Archaeological excavations
Near Tell Salhab is located Tell 'Acharneh, a large mound which is believed to be the location of the ancient city of Tunip. Archaeological excavations have been ongoing at the site.
References
- ^ لمحة موجزة عـن مدينة تــــــل سلحــــــب (in Arabic). محافظة حماة. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette. p. 452.
- ISBN 0691002541.
- ^ "Salhab sugar refinery nears completion". Middle East Economic Digest. Vol. 22. 1978. p. 43.
