Abu Hajirat Khuatana | |
Native Name: | أبو حجيرة خواتنة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Abu Hajirat Khuatana in Syria |
Coordinates: | 36.6667°N 40.3425°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Hawl |
Population: | 1774 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C4514 |
Abu Hajirat Khuatana (Arabic: أبو حجيرة خواتنة) or Abu Hujayrat Khawatinah is a village near al-Hawl in eastern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
The village is located by a main road that connects the provincial capital al-Hasakah, which is located some 30km (20miles) to the west, with two important border crossings to Iraq. The Makhfar Umm Jaris border crossing near the Sinjar mountains is just some 25km (16miles) to the south-east of the town.
Administratively the village belongs to the al-Hawl Nahiya of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 1,774.
In the Syrian Civil War, the area was occupied by the Islamic State. The village was however liberated on 15 November 2015 by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the course of their al-Hawl offensive.[1]