Quneitra
Kuneitra
קוניטרה | |
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| קוניטרה | |
 View of the destroyed city | |
  Kuneitra Location of Quneitra within Israel  Kuneitra Location of Quneitra within Golan Heights, Israel | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.12556°N 35.82389°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District Israel | Northern District |
| Region of Israel | Golan Heights |
| Settled | around 1000 CE |
| Resettled | 1873 |
| Destroyed | 1974 |
| 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) |
| Area code | 43 |
| Website | eQunaytra |
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.
Political status
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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Golan Heights campaign during Yom Kippur War -
Destroyed building in Quneitra -
The entrance to the city -
![Quneitra hospital. The sign reads: "Golan Hospital. Destructed by Zionists and changed it to firing target!" [sic]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Golan_Hospital.jpeg/120px-Golan_Hospital.jpeg)
Quneitra hospital. The sign reads: "Golan Hospital. Destructed by Zionists and changed it to firing target!" [sic]
![Quneitra hospital. The sign reads: "Golan Hospital. Destructed by Zionists and changed it to firing target!" [sic]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Golan_Hospital.jpeg/120px-Golan_Hospital.jpeg)
References
- ↑ Geoffrey William Bromiley. "Golan", in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: E-J, p. 520. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1994. ISBN 0-8028-3782-4
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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