Hawijah Fauqa

Hawijah Fauqa
حويجة فوقا
Hawijah
Village
Hawijah Fauqa is located in Syria
Hawijah Fauqa
Hawijah Fauqa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°31′27″N 36°22′26″E / 35.52417°N 36.37389°E / 35.52417; 36.37389
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictQalaat al-Madiq
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
2,428
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3196

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]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ a b Wood, Josh (2013-10-18). "Syrian farmers re-create their country village in Lebanese city". Al Jazeera America.