al-Alwa ( ar, الْعَلْوَة, al-ʿAlwa) is a village in southern
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (prov ...
, northeastern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.
The village is located on the
Khabur RiverGeographic Names
/ref> Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah
Al-Shaddadah Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية الشدادي) is a subdistrict of al-Hasakah District in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or lo ...
of al-Hasakah District
Al-Hasakah District ( ar, منطقة الحسكة, manṭiqat al-Ḥasaka) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local governme ...
.
The village is predominantly inhabited by Arabs
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...
. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 3,409.
References
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Villages in al-Hasakah Governorate