Hawijah Fauqa

Hawijah Fauqa (Arabic: حويجة فوقا, also known as Hawijah) is a village in northern Syria located in the Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hawijah Fauqa had a population of 2,428 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Hawijah Fauqa

حويجة فوقا

Hawijah
Village
Hawijah Fauqa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°31′27″N 36°22′26″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictQalaat al-Madiq
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,428
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3196

Prior to the Syrian Civil War which broke out in 2011-12, Hawijah's inhabitants derived most of their income from agriculture, particularly from tobacco and cotton. It was among the first towns in the Hama Governorate to hold anti-government demonstrations in 2011. Many of the inhabitants have as a result of the war and have become refugees in Lebanon.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Wood, Josh (2013-10-18). "Syrian farmers re-create their country village in Lebanese city". Al Jazeera America.
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