Takla (and its variants ''Thecla'' and ''Tekle'') is a name which is used as a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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* Laila Takla, Coptic Egyptian politician, author, and promoter of Muslim-Christian relations * Philippe Takla (1915–2006), Lebanese lawyer, diplomat, politician and minister *

Saleem Takla Saleem Takla (, also spelled Selim Taqla; 1849 – August 8, 1892) was a Lebanese-Ottoman journalist who founded of ''Al-Ahram'' newspaper with his brother Beshara Takla. Early life and education Saleem Takla was born in Kfarshima, Lebanon in 184 ...

(1849–1892), co-founder of ''Al-Ahram'' with his brother Beshara Takla

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Thecla Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal '' Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ''Acts of Paul and Thecla ...

, Takla, or Tekla, saint of the early Christian Church *

Takla Chamoun Takla Chamoun Farjallah (; born 5 december 1966) is a Lebanese actress, drama instructor, producer, and the co-founder and CEO of the Lebanese Film Academy. Chamoun is highly regarded in the Middle East and the Arab World for her acting and her ab ...

(born 1966), Lebanese actress *

Tekle Haymanot Abune Tekle Haymanot ( Ge'ez: አቡነ ተክለ ሃይማኖት; known in the Coptic Church as Saint Takla Haymanot of Ethiopia; 1215–1313) was an Ethiopian saint and monk mostly venerated as a hermit. He was the Abuna of Ethiopia who fou ...

, Ethiopian saint depicted with 6 wings * Takla Maryam, former Emperor of Ethiopia

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Abuna Takla Haymanot Abuna Takla Haymanot ( Ge'ez: አቡነ ተክለ ሃይማኖት, born Melaku Wolde-Mikael: 21 September 1917 – 29 August 1988) was the third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1976 to 1988. After political turmoil of t ...

(died 1988), third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church *

Mara Takla Haymanot Mara Takla Haymanot () was King and the founder of the Zagwe dynasty. Some king lists give his name simply as "Mararah", and other King Lists as "Takla Haymanot". Regnal controversy According to one tradition, Mara was born in the province of L ...

, former Emperor of Ethiopia {{given name

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