al-Alwa | |
Native Name: | الْعَلْوَة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of al-Alwa in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Shaddadah |
Population: | 1431 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | n/a |
al-Alwa (Arabic: الْعَلْوَة|al-ʿAlwa) is a village in southern Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
The village is located on the Khabur River[1] 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.