Hawar Kilis

Hawar Kilis
حوار كلس
Havar[1]
Village
Hawar Kilis
Location of Hawar Kilis in Syria
Coordinates: 36°39′31″N 37°12′46″E / 36.6586°N 37.2128°E / 36.6586; 37.2128
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Sawran
Elevation 499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2004)[2] 438
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode C1661

Hawar Kilis (Arabic: حوار كلس‎, translit. Ḥāwār Keles, Turkish: Havar Kilis or Havar[1]), alternatively spelled Hiwar Kalas, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Çobanbey (al-Rai), on the Queiq Plain, some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and just 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include İğde (Zayzafun) 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west and Barak Atlı (Baraghida) 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Hawar Kilis had a population of 438.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 13 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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