Halawah
Halawah
حلاوة | |
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  Halawah Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′58″N 35°39′43″E / 32.38278°N 35.66194°E | |
| Grid position | 212/198 |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Ajloun Governorate |
| Population (2015[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,647 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Halawah (حلاوة) is a village in Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. Along with Al Hashimiyya and Al Wahadinah, it makes up the Ash Shefa Municipality.
History
[edit]In 1596, during the Ottoman Empire, Halawah was noted in the census as being located in the nahiya of Ajloun in the liwa of Ajloun. It had a population of 14 Muslim households and 1 Muslim bachelor. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 2,760 akçe.[2]
In 1838 Halawah's inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 972 inhabitants in Halawa.[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the census of 2015, there were 8,647 people, and 14 families residing in the village.
Climate
[edit]Halawah's climate is typified by warm, dry summers followed by cold, rainy winters with short transitional seasons in between.
Transportation
[edit]Halawah is served by Bus services to Ajloun and Irbid. A driving service for many residents to Amman passes through Ajloun.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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[edit]32°22′58″N 35°39′43″E / 32.38278°N 35.66194°E
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