Hawijah Fauqa
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Hawijah Fauqa حويجة فوقا Hawijah |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Suqaylabiyah |
Subdistrict | Qalaat al-Madiq |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,428 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3196 |
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]
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]