Hawar Kilis

Hawar Kilis
حوار كلس
Village
Hawar Kilis

Location of Hawar Kilis in Syria

Coordinates: 36°39′31″N 37°12′46″E / 36.6586°N 37.2128°E / 36.6586; 37.2128Coordinates: 36°39′31″N 37°12′46″E / 36.6586°N 37.2128°E / 36.6586; 37.2128
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Sawran
Elevation 499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2004)[1] 438
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C1661

Hawar Kilis (Arabic: حوار كلس, translit. Ḥwār Kalas, Turkish: Havar Kilis), 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 to the Turkish province of Kilis.

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.[1]

See also

Hawar Kilis Operations Room

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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