Tell Dahab, Hama

Tell Dahab is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tell Dahab had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.

History

Tell Dahab is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era ruins. Greek inscriptions found on basalt lintels in the village date to 470, 489, 570 and 589 CE. In 1838, Tell Dahab's inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.
On 1 February 2025, as part of increasing violence against ethnic and religious minorities shortly after the fall of the Assad regime, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that four civilians were shot dead in a summary execution in the village. By 11 February 2025, roughly 60% of the pre-Deterrence of Aggression population had fled the settlement, who it is unclear whether the exodus occurred before or after the killings.