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”, “Ḩawāsh”, and “الحاواش (حمص)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Krak des Chevaliers.

Photo: (Ergo), CC BY 2.0.
located near in …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Mizaina and An-Nasra.

Village
Mizyeneh or Mazyanah is a small Greek Orthodox…

Village
Al-Nasirah is a small Christian town in northwestern… is situated 4½ km northwest of Al-Hawash.

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is a village in northwestern … 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”
  • 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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