Wadi al-Uyun

Coordinates: 34°59′50″N 36°11′26″E / 34.99722°N 36.19056°E / 34.99722; 36.19056
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Not to be confused with Uyun al-Wadi.
Wadi al-Uyun
وادي العيون
Wadi al-Oyun
Town
Wadi al-Uyun
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Town3,371
 • Metro
12,951

Wadi al-'Uyun (

Arabic: وادي العيون, also spelled Wadi al-Oyun, Wady Aloyon, or Wadi al-Ayun; transliteration: "Valley of the Springs") is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama
.

According to the

subdistrict, which consists of 21 localities with a combined population of 12,951 in 2004.[1] The village had a population of around 1,000 in the early 1960s.[2] The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Alawites.[3][4]

Wadi al-'Uyun is a tourist attraction for Syrians. Visitors come for the area's scenery, including the numerous springs, waterfalls, and green algae, which heavily covers the rocks and floors of the area. The latter characteristic lends the area the alternative name of the "Green Hat." A distinguishing feature the waterfalls of Wadi al-'Uyun have as compared to similar sites throughout Syria is the visitors' ability to touch and play in the waterfall and climb up its rocks.[5]

History

The village and the valley in which it lies are known for numerous small springs, from which Wadi al-Uyun receives its name.

Coastal Mountain Range. However, Alawite militias captured the Druze force and executed all 500 of them at a rock in Wadi al-Uyun. Until the present day, the place where they were killed is known as the "Blood Rock."[7]

In late September 2012, during the

Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported that clashes had taken place in Wadi al-'Uyun between its Alawite residents and government forces. The report quoted opposition activists who stated the town's residents were angry with the government for the burial of several of its men who had died "in recent events." The residents accused the government of "killing their sons and embroiling them in the violent confrontations with the Syrian people."[3]

Geography

Roadside view of Wadi al-Oyun

Wadi al-'Uyun is spread over a large east-west area in the foothills of the

mulberry orchards.[2]

Nearby localities include

Ayn Halaqim to the southeast, Mashta al-Helu to the south, and Duraykish to the southwest.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ a b c Boulanger, 1966, p. 444.
  3. ^
    Al-Sharq al-Awsat
    . 2012-10-12.
  4. ^ The Middle East intelligence handbooks : 1943-1946. 1987, p. 348. Naval Intelligence Division of Great Britain, Archive Edition.
  5. ^ Farhat, Amal. Wadi al-Oyoun Waterfalls: Attractive tourist site beautifully ornamented with green algae. The Syria Times. 2012-11-02.
  6. ^ "Islam Today". No. 12. al-Munaẓẓamah al-Islāmīyah lil-Tarbiyah wa-al-ʻUlūm wa-al-Thaqāfah. 1994. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ Moosa, 1987, p. 277.
  8. Al-Sharq al-Awsat
    . 2012-09-30.
  9. ^ Wadi al 'Uyun Map. Mapcarta.

Bibliography

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