Kowale [kɔˈvalɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kuźnica, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kuźnica, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Sokółka, and 58 km (36 mi) north-east of the regional capital Białystok.