Al-Alwa
al-Alwa (Arabic: العلوة) is a village in southern Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
al-Alwa العلوة | |
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Town | |
  al-Alwa Location of al-Alwa in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′N 40°51′E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | al-Shaddadah |
| Population (2004)[1] | 1,431 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | n/a |
The village is located on the Khabur River[2] Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah of al-Hasakah District.
The village is predominantly inhabited by Arabs. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 3,409.[1]
References
- "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Shaddadah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- Geographic Names
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