Hala, Syria
Hala 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 and Yabroud to the northeast, Hosh Arab, Rankous and Assal al-Ward to the northeast and Jayroud and al-Qutayfah to the east. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], Hala had a population of 3,921 in the 2004 census.