Halfaya
Town in Hama, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town in central Syria. For the oil field in Iraq, see Halfaya Field. For the mountain pass in Egypt, see Halfaya Pass.
Halfaya (Arabic: حلفايا, also spelled Helfaya) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located about 25 kilometers northwest of Hama.[1] Nearby localities include Mahardah and Shaizar to the west, al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita to the north, Taybat al-Imam and Suran to the east, Khitab and Qamhana to the southeast, Tayzin to the south and Maarzaf to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Halfaya had a population of 21,180 in the 2004 census. It is the largest locality in the Mahardah Subdistrict, which contained 21 localities with a combined population of 80,165 in 2004.[2]
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Halfaya
حلفايا Helfaya | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 35°15′41″N 36°36′15″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Mahardah |
Subdistrict | Mahardah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 21,180 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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