Al-Hawash, Homs
{{Short description|Town in Syria}}
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Al-Hawash ({{langx|ar|الحواش}} / ALA-LC: al-Ḥwāsh) is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Husn and Marmarita to the west, Shin to the east and Talkalakh to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Hawash had a population of 4,067 in 2004.[https://archive.today/20130112193428/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians, much like most of the villages in the area. The village has two Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church.{{Cite web|url=http://95.85.10.16/media_b/kan/country/sy/1/sy04?nav_show=|title = الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية}}{{Cite web|url=http://95.85.10.16/media_b/kan/country/sy/5/sy04?nav_show=|title = الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية}}
Its location in the midst of a coniferous mountain makes it a popular and favored summer destination. Hawash is the largest village in Wadi al-Nasara ("Valley of Christians") region.http://www.alhwash.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717080438/http://www.alhwash.org/ |date=2009-07-17 }} Alhwash Team It is an important historic site and used to be a popular tourist attraction before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.
Etymology
The name Hawash is derived from Hoshe which is Arabic for "Corsage" or place of flowers.'Hwash My Love' Book
It has been also suggested that Wash is a word form an old Syriac language which mean 'the good soil'.
History
Al-Hawash is said to date to the 18th-century. Along with many other villages in the area, the earliest inhabitants of Hawash had immigrated from the southern Hauran plain. It has buildings built as early as the late 17th century.Ancient Civilasation History (part 2)
In 1838, the villagers were noted as being Greek Orthodox Christians.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/181/mode/1up 181]
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233401/http://www.alhwash.com/mag/ Alhwash's official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170717135611/http://wiu.edu.sy/ Al-Wadi International University]
- [http://www.hpu.sy HPU Al-hwash Private University]
- [http://wikimapia.org/1790384/Alhwash Alhwash In Wikimapia]
{{Homs Governorate|talkalakh}}
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Category:Populated places in Talkalakh District