Al-Hawash

Al-Hawash is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern , administratively belonging to the . Nearby towns include al-Husn and to the west, Shin to the east and to the southwest.
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  • Type: Village with 4,070 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: Al Hawash”, “Al Ḩawāsh”, “Al-Hawash, Homs”, “Haouâch”, and “Ḩawāsh

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers.

Photo: (Ergo), CC BY 2.0.
located near in is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Mizaina and An-Nasra.

Village
Mizyeneh or Mazyanah is a small Greek Orthodox Christian village located in Western close to the borders and administratively belonging to the .

Village
Al-Nasirah is a small Christian town in northwestern , administratively part of the , located west of . Nearby localities include Habnamrah to the northwest, and Ayn al-Bardah to the west, Zweitina to the southwest, al-Husn to the south, al-Huwash and al-Mazinah to the southeast, Shin to the east, to the northeast, Hadeih and to the north. is situated 4½ km northwest of Al-Hawash.

Village
is a village in northwestern , administratively part of the , located west of and north of the border with . is situated 4½ km west of Al-Hawash.

Al-Hawash

Latitude
34.7572° or 34° 45′ 26″ north
Longitude
36.319° or 36° 19′ 8″ east
Population
4,070
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open location code
8G6RQ849+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572548211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
173802
Wiki­data ID
Q4702539
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Al-Hawash” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحاواش (حمص)
  • Arabic: الحاواش
  • Arabic: الحواش
  • Arabic: حواش
  • Dutch: Al-Huwash
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحواش
  • Estonian: Al-Ḩawāsh
  • French: Al-Haouach
  • French: Al-Hawash
  • German: al-Hawasch
  • Hebrew: אל-חוואש
  • Italian: Al-Hawash
  • Japanese: アル゠ハワーシ
  • Korean: 알하와슈
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al-Huwash
  • Persian: الحواش
  • Polish: Al-Hawasz
  • Russian: Аль-Хаваш
  • Russian: Эль-Хаваш
  • Vietnamese: Al-Hawash, Tỉnh Homs
  • Vietnamese: Al-Hawash

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