Barkala
Barkala( also Romanized as Bārkalā) is a village in Tuskacheshmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Galugah County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 103, in 29 families.
Zita al-Gharbiyah
Zita al- Gharbiyah( also spelled Zeita) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north of the border with Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the north, Kadesh and Arjoun to the northeast, the district center of al- Qusayr to the east and Jusiyah al- Amar to the southeast.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Zita al- Gharbiyah had a population of 2,922 in the 2004 census.
The population is predominantly Shia Muslim and is immediately surrounded by several smaller Shia Muslim villages.
Although the village is in Syria, its inhabitants are Lebanese.
In the mid- 19th- century ancient ruins were found in Zita al- Gharbiyah.
During a military training drill in the vicinity in 2005, stalactite caves were found in the village that resembled the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon.
The cave was studied by a team from the al- Baath University of Homs and by the government Department of Tourism and Antiquities.
It was determined that cave dates back 60 million years ago.
During the ongoing Syrian civil war, Zita al- Gharbiyah has been the scene of several clashes between the opposition Free Syrian Army( FSA) and local fighters backed by Hezbollah.
The village has formed a front with other Shia-majority villages against villages in the vicinity of al- Qusayr that have hosted the FSA.
In the summer of 2012, two residents of Zita al- Gharbiyah were kidnapped by the FSA prompting members of the north Lebanon- based Jaafar clan which also inhabits the village to abduct 32 Syrians.
Consequently, a reconciliation committee consisting of Shia clans from the Hermel region of Lebanon and pro -FSA villages in the al- Qusayr region was formed, resulting in the return of hostages and a calming of tensions.
However, clashes had restarted by early 2013.
Taldou
Taldou( also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate.
Nearby towns include Burj al- Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah and al- Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast.
In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims who speak Turkish a their first language.
On 2012- 05- 28, together with the neighboring village al- Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen.
As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery.
On May 15th, 2018, Syrian forces retook the town.
Al-Shinyah
Al- Shinyah( also spelled al- Shiniyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include Fahel to the southwest, al- Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou and al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah to the northeast and Maryamin to the northwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), al- Shinyah had a population of 2,058 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Kafr Laha
Kafr Laha is a town in the Homs Governorate north of Homs in northern Syria.
In 2004 it had a population of 20,041 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
It is the largest town in the Houla region.
Nearby localities include Tallaf to the northeast, Tell Dahab to the north, Aqrab to the northwest, Qarmas and Maryamin to the west, al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah to the southwest and Taldou to the southeast.
Daminah al-Gharbiyah
Daminah al- Gharbiyah( also spelled Dumaynah Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include Qattinah to the northeast, al- Buwaydah al- Sharqiyah to the east, Daminah al- Sharqiyah to the southeast, al- Dabaah to the south, Arjoun and al- Houz to the southwest and al- Ghassaniyah to the west.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Daminah al- Gharbiyah had a population of 1,012 in the 2004 census.
Tell Dahab
Tell Dahab( also spelled Tal Dhahab) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include Taldou and Kafr Laha, Maryamin and al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah to the southwest, Awj to the west, Aqrab to the northwest, Bisin to the north and Talaf to the east.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Tell Dahab had a population of 12,055 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
An ancient church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus, built during the Byzantine era, is located in Tell Dahab.
During the late Ottoman era, in 1829, Tell Dahab consisted of 65 feddans and paid annual taxes of 6,930 qirsh.
It was a well- established village by the 19th- century and during the brief Egyptian, the local" aghamilitary commander") Abdullah Agha Tayfur invested in Tell Dahab.
Sharqliyya
Sharqliyya( also spelled Sharqlieh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include al- Qabu and al- Shinyah to the west, al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah to the northwest, Taldou to the northeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the east.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Sharqliyya had a population of 1,362 in the 2004 census.
Its current inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and agriculture is the chief source of income for the village.
Al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah
Al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah( also spelled" Teiba" or" Tayibeh al- Gharbiyeh") is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include al- Shinyah to the southwest, al- Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou to the east, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the northeast, Qarmas and Aqrab to the north, Qasraya to the northwest and Khunayzir to the west.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah had a population of 4,086 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants today are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
In 1829, during Ottoman rule, the village consisted of 33 feddans and paid 3,190 qirsh in annual tax revenues.
In 1838 al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah's inhabitants were reported to be Alawites by English scholar Eli Smith.
Al-Taybah, Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al- Taybah is a Syrian village located in Markaz Rif Dimashq, Rif Dimashq.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Al- Taybah had a population of 4,008 in the 2004 census.

Question: Are both villages, Barkala and Al-Taybah Al-Gharbiyah, located in the same country?
Answer: no