Al-Hawl Subdistrict

Al-Hawl Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الهول) is a subdistrict of al-Hasakah District in eastern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of al-Hawl.

Country Syria

Seatal-Hawl

GeocodeSY080006

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Al-Hawl Subdistrict ناحية الهول
Subdistrict
Location of Al-Hawl Subdistrict within al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hawl Subdistrict Location in Syria
Coordinates (al-Hawl): 36.3872°N 41.1328°E / 36.3872; 41.1328
Country	Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
District	Al-Hasakah District
Seat	al-Hawl
Area
• Total	1,271.92 km2 (491.09 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	14,804
• Density	11.639/km2 (30.145/sq mi)
Geocode	SY080006

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The subdistrict is located east of al-Hasakah. It borders to the Khabur Basin to the west, and the Sinjar mountains just across the Iraqi border to the east.

At the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,804.^[1]