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Halva (halawa alva haleweh halava helava helva halwa halua aluva chalva) refers to many types of dense sweet confections served across the Middle East South Asia Central Asia West Asia North Africa the Horn of Africa the Balkans Central Europe Eastern Europe Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva (Arabic: حلاوة ḥalāwah / حلوى ḥalwah) meaning desserts or sweet is used to describe two types of desserts:Flour-based – This type of halva is slightly gelatinous and made from grain flour typically semolina.