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Village in Aleppo, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°39′30.96″N 37°12′46.08″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Sawran |
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Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 438 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Geocode | C1661 |
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] 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]
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