Hawar Kilis

Hawar Kilis (Arabic: حوار كلس, romanized: Ḥāwār Keles, Turkish: Havar Kilis or Havar[1]), alternatively spelled Hiwar Kalas, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Al-Rai, on the Queiq Plain, some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and just 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis.

Hawar Kilis

حوار كلس

  • Havar Kilis
  • Havar[1]
Village
Hawar Kilis
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°39′30.96″N 37°12′46.08″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Control Turkey
Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2004) Census[2]
  Total438
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
GeocodeC1661

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Zayzafun 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west and Baraghida 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Hawar Kilis had a population of 438.[2]

See also

References

  1. Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish)Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 13 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-27-2004.htm
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