Al-Alwa
| al-Alwa العلوة | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  al-Alwa Location of al-Alwa in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′N 40°51′E / 35.95°N 40.85°ECoordinates: 35°57′N 40°51′E / 35.95°N 40.85°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | al-Shaddadah |
| Population (2004)[1] | 1,431 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Geocode | n/a |
al-Alwa (Arabic: العلوة) is a village in southern Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
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
- 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Shaddadah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ Geographic Names
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