HOTSPOTS: WADI KHALED Wadi Khaled appears to be the major hotspot for statelessness in Akkar, accounting for almost half of the total number of cases. 1,685 Cluster stateless adults and children Parent survey Main survey 48% 30,000 of Akkar’s stateless live in Wadi Khaled inhabitants living in 17 villages • Wadi Khaled is a valley that opens up to the northeast towards Homs and its hinterland. The region is interconnected with neighboring Syria, with close geographical, cultural, economic and social ties. • The region is composed of 17 adjacent villages that together form a single agglomeration in which the vast majority of inhabitants are from Bedouin origins. • A total of 333 surveys were conducted in this area, out of which a total of 1,685 stateless were identified. © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.