Awaru ( ar, عورو; also spelled Uru) is a hamlet in northwestern
Syria, administratively part of the
al-Sawda municipality of the
Tartus Governorate
Tartus Governorate, also transliterated as Tartous Governorate, ( ar, مُحافظة طرطوس / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Lat ...
, located northeast of
Tartus
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. Nearby localities include al-Sawda to the north,
Khawabi to the east,
Khirbet al-Faras to the southeast,
Bimalkah
Bimalkah ( ar, بملكة, also spelled Bmalkyeh) is a village and suburb in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located 10 kilometers northeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the wes ...
to the south,
Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the southwest and
Husayn al-Baher to the northwest. The inhabitants of the hamlet are
Ismaili
Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sa ...
s. 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.
See also
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al-Qadmus
Al-Qadmus ( ar, القدموس, also spelled al-Qadmous or Cadmus) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus and southeast of Baniyas. Nearby localities include Kaff al-Jaa and ...
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Masyaf
Masyaf ( ar, مصياف ') is a city in northwestern Syria. It is the center of the Masyaf District in the Hama Governorate. As of 2004, Masyaf had a religiously diverse population of approximately 22,000 Ismailis, Alawites and Christians. The ...
References
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Populated places in Tartus District
Ismaili communities in Syria