Quneitra District

Quneitra District
منطقة القنيطرة
Map of Quneitra District (yellow) within Quneitra Governorate
Map of Quneitra District (yellow) within Quneitra Governorate
Coordinates (Quneitra): 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.1256°N 35.8239°E / 33.1256; 35.8239
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
SeatQuneitra (de jure)
Subdistricts4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total
1,312.57 km2 (506.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
64,680
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1400

Quneitra (or al-Qunaytirah) District (Arabic: منطقة القنيطرة, romanizedmanṭiqat al-Qunayṭrah) is one of the two districts of the Quneitra Governorate in southern Syria. It is the northern of the two districts, with Fiq District to the south. Part of Quneitra District has been occupied by Israel since 1967, part has been in the Area of Separation of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force Zone since 1974, and part is under Syrian control.

The administrative centre is the city of Quneitra. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 64,680.[1]

  1. ^ a b "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.