Al-Hawash, Hama

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Al-Hawash
الحواش
Village
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Al-Hawash
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°33′4″N36°22′41″E / 35.55111°N 36.37806°E / 35.55111; 36.37806 Coordinates: 35°33′4″N36°22′41″E / 35.55111°N 36.37806°E / 35.55111; 36.37806
CountryFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict Qalaat al-Madiq
Population (2004)
  Total 3,306
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
City Qrya Pcode C3195

Al-Hawash (Arabic : الحواش) is a Syrian village located in the Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hawash had a population of 3,306 in the 2004 census. [1]

Syria Country in Western Asia

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunni make up the largest religious group in Syria.

Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict Subdistrict (nahiyah) in Hama, Syria

Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict had a population of 85,597 in the 2004 census.

Al-Suqaylabiyah District district of Hama, Syria

Al-Suqaylabiyah District is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 official census, the district had a population of 240,091. Its administrative centre is the city of Al-Suqaylabiyah. The district includes most of Al-Ghab plain.

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References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004" . Retrieved 2014-07-10.