Ein Qiniyye

Ein Qiniya
عين قنية
עין קנייא
Village
Ein Qiniyye
Ein Qiniyye
Ein Qiniya is located in the Golan Heights
Ein Qiniya
Ein Qiniya
Golan Heights on the map of Syria. Ein Qiniyye on the map of the Golan Heights.
Ein Qiniya is located in Syria
Ein Qiniya
Ein Qiniya
Ein Qiniya (Syria)
Coordinates: 33°14′13″N 35°43′51″E / 33.23694°N 35.73083°E / 33.23694; 35.73083
CountryGolan Heights, internationally recognized as Syrian territory occupied by Israel. See Status of the Golan Heights.
Israeli DistrictNorthern District
Israeli SubdistrictGolan Subdistrict
Syrian GovernorateQuneitra Governorate
Syrian DistrictQuneitra District
Syrian SubdistrictMas'ade Subdistrict
Population
 (2022)
2,190[1]

Ein Qiniyye or 'Ayn Qunya (Arabic: عين قنية; Hebrew: עֵין קֻנִיֶּה) is a Druze[2] village in the Israeli-occupied southern foothills of Mount Hermon, 750 meters above sea level. It was granted local council status in 1982. Its inhabitants are mostly Syrian citizens with permanent residency status in Israel (for more about the status and position of the Golan Heights Druze community see here). In 2022 it had a population of 2,190.[2]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Druze population in Israel - a collection of data on the occasion of the Prophet Shuaib holiday" (PDF). CBS - Israel. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-05-08.