Hawar Kilis

Hawar Kilis (Arabic: حوار كلس, romanized: Ḥiwār Kalas, 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 is located in Syria
Hawar Kilis
Hawar Kilis
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°39′30.96″N 37°12′46.08″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition 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.

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Hawar Kilis had a population of 438.[2] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[3] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Hawar as a Turkish village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[4]

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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