Quneitra
Quneitra (also Al Qunaytirah, Qunaitira, or Kuneitra; Arabic: ٱلْقُنَيْطِرَة or ٱلْقُنَيطْرَة, al-Qunayṭrah or al-Qunayṭirah ararar) is the abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria.
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ٱلْقُنَيطْرَة | |
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| Coordinates: 33°07′N 35°49′E / 33.117°N 35.817°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Subdistrict | Quneitra |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Settled | around 1000 CE |
| Resettled | 1873 |
| Destroyed | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ahmad Sheikh Abdul-Qader |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,313 ft) |
| Population (2004 census[2]) | |
| • City | 153 |
| • Metro | 4,318 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | eQunaytra |
Political status
Quneitra is the capital of the Quneitra Governorate, a district of southwestern Syria that incorporates the whole of the Golan Heights. The city of Quneitra is within the portion of the Golan Heights controlled by Syria. Madinat al-Baath (Baath City) became the new capital.[3]
Yom Kippur War
Syrian Civil War
Quneitra Media
- Golan heights rel89-orig.jpg
Map of the Golan Heights as of 1989, illustrating the location of Quneitra and the surrounding area.
- Quneitra, 1929.jpg
Skyline of the Quneitra in the background (behind the tree): Library of Congress Call Number: LC-M32- 3570 [P&P]
- 1973 Yom Kippur War - Golan heights theater.jpg
Golan Heights campaign during Yom Kippur War
- Quneitra building.jpg
Destroyed building in Quneitra
- Golan Hospital.jpeg
Quneitra hospital. The sign reads: "Golan Hospital. Destructed by Zionists and changed it to firing target!" [sic]
Related pages
- Quneitra Crossing
- Shebaa Farms
- Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab-Israeli conflict
- 1974 Kuneitra Cup
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbromiley. - ↑ Quneitra city population Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (20 November 2014). "Syrian insurgents attack government-held town near Israel". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-south-idUKKCN0J422U20141120. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
Other websites
Template:Cities of SyriaTemplate:Quneitra GovernorateCoordinates: 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.12556°N 35.82389°E
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