Adwan Explained

Adwan (also spelled Edwan, ar|عدوان|link=no) may refer to:

People

• Atef Adwan (born 1952), Palestinian politician
• Banu 'Adwan, a division of the Banu 'Amr tribe, which is a branch of the Zahran tribe.
• Georges Adwan (born 1947), Lebanese politician
• Imad Al-Adwan (born 1988), Jordanian politician
• Kamal Adwan, PLO spokesman killed in 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon
• Mamdouh Adwan (1941-2004) Syrian Poet and writer
• Nimr ibn Adwan (1735–1823) Jordanian poet and chieftain

Places

• Adwan, Syria, village in southern Syria
• Qarn Bin `Adwan, a village in the Hadhramaut Governorate in eastern Yemen

See also

• Jamilah bint Adwan (born 180 CE), an ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on both his paternal and maternal sides
• Adwan Rebellion or the Balqa Revolt, a 1923 revolt, the largest uprising against the newly established Transjordanian government, headed by Mezhar Ruslan, during its first years