Al-Alwa Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3481817&fid=6014&c=syria Geographic Names