Al-Huwayz al-Qibla (Arabic: الحويزالقبلي, also known as al-Huwayz or Huweiz) 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), al-Huwayz al-Qibla had a population of 2,395 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Al-Huwayz al-Qibla
الحويزالقبلي
Al-Huwayz, Huweiz
Village
Al-Huwayz al-Qibla is located in Syria
Al-Huwayz al-Qibla
Al-Huwayz al-Qibla
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°30′0″N 36°21′19″E / 35.50000°N 36.35528°E / 35.50000; 36.35528
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictQalaat al-Madiq
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,395
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeN/A

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ Rockwood, Bill. "Interactive Map: A Valley at War". PBS Frontline.