Al-Tawani

Al-Tawani is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif [Dimashq Governorate], located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Ma'loula to the northeast, Hosh Arab and Assal al-Ward to the north, Hala to the south, and al-Qutayfah to the southeast. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], al-Tawani had a population of 2,446 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.