Awaru
Uru | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Awaru | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′44″N 35°57′23″E / 34.96222°N 35.95639°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sawda |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Awaru (Arabic: عورو; also spelled Uru) is a hamlet in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the al-Sawda municipality of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include al-Sawda to the north, Khawabi to the east, Khirbet al-Faras to the southeast, Bimalkah to the south, Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the southwest and Husayn al-Baher to the northwest. The inhabitants of the hamlet are Ismailis. Awaru was annexed to the al-Sawda municipality in 1971. It is currently apportioned one seat in the municipality's council of 10 elected representatives.[1]
- ^ Fabrice Balanche (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.