Al-Alwa
Town in al-Hasakah, Syria
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al-Alwa (Arabic: الْعَلْوَة, romanized: al-ʿAlwa) is a village in southern Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
al-Alwa
الْعَلْوَة | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  al-Alwa Location of al-Alwa in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′45″N 40°50′14″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | al-Shaddadah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 1,431 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Geocode | n/a |
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 Sunni Arabs. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 1,431.[1]
