Al-Hawl Subdistrict
Al-Hawl Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الهول) is a subdistrict of al-Hasakah District in eastern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of al-Hawl.
Al-Hawl Subdistrict
ناحية الهول | |
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Subdistrict | |
Location of Al-Hawl Subdistrict within al-Hasakah Governorate | |
Al-Hawl Subdistrict Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (al-Hawl): 36.3872°N 41.1328°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | Al-Hasakah District |
| Seat | al-Hawl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,271.92 km2 (491.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 14,804 |
| Geocode | SY080006 |
The subdistrict is located east of al-Hasakah. It borders to the Khabur Basin to the west, and the Sinjar mountains just across the Iraqi border to the east.
At the 2004 census, it had a population of 58,916.
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