Hawar Kilis حوار كلس Havar |
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Village | |
Location of Hawar Kilis in Syria | |
Coordinates: 36°39′31″N 37°12′46″E / 36.6586°N 37.2128°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Sawran |
Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
Population (2004) | 438 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Geocode | C1661 |
Hawar Kilis (Arabic: حوار كلس, translit. Ḥāwār Keles, Turkish: Havar Kilis or Havar), alternatively spelled Hiwar Kalas, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Çobanbey (al-Rai), on the Queiq Plain, some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and just 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include İğde (Zayzafun) 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west and Barak Atlı (Baraghida) 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Hawar Kilis had a population of 438.