Taladah (Arabic: تلعادة also spelled Tell Adah)[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Turmanin to the southeast, al-Dana to the southwest and Darat Izza to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Talaadah had a population of 5,599 in 2004.[1]

Taladah تلعادة
Village
Taladah
Coordinates: 36°15′5″N 36°48′4″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Harem
Subdistrict	al-Dana
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	5,599
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Taladah contains a large Byzantine-era monastery celebrated until the Middle Ages. In 400 CE, St. Simeon Stylites started his ascetic career there. Taladah remained a relatively important Christian site following the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 630s. A Syriac inscription dating to 941 was discovered among the ruins. Taladah was captured by the Crusaders under Tancred in 1104.[3]

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