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'''Awj''' ({{ |
'''Awj''' ({{langx|ar|عوج}}, also spelled '''Ouj''' or '''Uj''') is a village in northern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Hama Governorate]], located in the [[Homs Gap]] southwest of [[Hama]]. Nearby localities include [[Aqrab]] and [[Tell Dahab]] to the east, [[Nisaf]] and [[Baarin]] to the north, [[Ayn Halaqim]] to the northwest, and [[Kafr Kamrah]] and [[Rabah, Syria|Rabah]] to the south. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]], Awj had a population of 4,222 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130113024141/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-17-2004.htm |date=2013-01-13 }}. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Alawites]].<ref>Douwes, 2000, p. 169.</ref><ref>Rosen, Nir. [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/10/2011102365913224161.html A Tale of Two Villages]. ''[[Al Jazeera English]]''. 2011-10-24.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book|first=Dick|last=Douwes|title=The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYptAAAAMAAJ&q=Hasya|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2000|isbn=1860640311}} |
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{{Hama Governorate|masyaf}} |
{{Hama Governorate|masyaf}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in Masyaf District]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Masyaf District]] |
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[[Category:Towns in Hama Governorate]] |
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[[Category:Alawite communities in Syria]] |
Latest revision as of 06:56, 22 October 2024
Awj
عوج | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°54′40″N 36°24′29″E / 34.911062°N 36.407998°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Masyaf |
Subdistrict | Awj |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,222 |
• Religions | Alawite |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Awj (Arabic: عوج, also spelled Ouj or Uj) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located in the Homs Gap southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Aqrab and Tell Dahab to the east, Nisaf and Baarin to the north, Ayn Halaqim to the northwest, and Kafr Kamrah and Rabah to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Awj had a population of 4,222 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Douwes, 2000, p. 169.
- ^ Rosen, Nir. A Tale of Two Villages. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-24.
Bibliography
[edit]- Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.