Hawijat al-Sallah

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Hawijat al-Sallah
حويجة السلة
Village
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Hawijat al-Sallah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°26′4″N36°21′19″E / 35.43444°N 36.35528°E / 35.43444; 36.35528 Coordinates: 35°26′4″N36°21′19″E / 35.43444°N 36.35528°E / 35.43444; 36.35528
CountryFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict Qalaat al-Madiq
Population (2004) [1]
  Total 3,134

Hawijat al-Sallah (Arabic : حويجة السلة) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Qalaat al-Madiq to the southeast, Kafr Nabudah to the east, al-Huwash to the north, Shathah to the northwest and Inab to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hawijat al-Sallah had a population of 3,134 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.

Hama Governorate Governorate in Syria

Hama Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria. Its area depends on sources. It varies from 8,844 km² to 8,883 km². Governorate has a population of 1,593,000. The capital is Hama.

Qalaat al-Madiq Town in Hama, Syria

Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the Orontes River. Nearby localities include the district center al-Suqaylabiyah to the south, Bureij and Karnaz to the southeast, Kafr Nabudah to the east, al-Huwash to the north, Huwayjah al-Sallah and Shathah to the northwest and Tuwaini and Inab to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Madiq had a population of 12,925 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and second largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiq nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consisted of 40 localities with a collective population of 85,597 in 2004. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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