Quneitra

Quineitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria

Quneitra (also Al Qunaytirah, Qunaitira, or Kuneitra; Arabic: ٱلْقُنَيْطِرَة or ٱلْقُنَيطْرَة, al-Qunayṭrah or al-Qunayṭirah ararar Hebrew: קוניטרה Kuneitra) is an annexed city in Northern Israel from December 8th 2024 until the peace treaty with the New Syrian government or forever, the earlier between them.

Kuneitra
קוניטרה
קוניטרה
View of the destroyed city
View of the destroyed city
Kuneitra is located in Israel
Kuneitra
Kuneitra
Location of Quneitra within Israel
Kuneitra is located in Golan Heights
Kuneitra
Kuneitra
Location of Quneitra within Golan Heights, Israel
Coordinates: 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.12556°N 35.82389°E / 33.12556; 35.82389
CountryIsrael
District IsraelNorthern District
Region of IsraelGolan Heights
Settledaround 1000 CE
Resettled1873
Destroyed1974
Elevation1,010 m (3,313 ft)
Population
 (2004 census[2])
 • City153
 • Metro
4,318
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code43
WebsiteeQunaytra

Political status

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Map of the Golan Heights as of 1989, illustrating the location of Quneitra and the surrounding area

Kuneitra was the capital of the Quneitra Governorate, a district of southwestern Syria that incorporated the whole of the Golan Heights. On December 8th 2024, The city was annexed by Israel, and now it is a city in Israel. Madinat al-Baath (Baath City) had became the new capital.[3]

Yom Kippur War

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References

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  1. Geoffrey William Bromiley. "Golan", in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: E-J, p. 520. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1994. ISBN 0-8028-3782-4
  2. Quneitra city population Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (20 November 2014). "Syrian insurgents attack government-held town near Israel". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

Other websites

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