Quneitra Governorate
مُحافظة القنيطرة | |
|---|---|
_(buffer_and_claims_hatched)_(%2BGolan_hatched).svg) Map of Syria with Quneitra Governorate highlighted Syrian held areas are red, a large portion of the governorate is in the UNDOF buffer zone (hatched pink) and Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (hatched). | |
| Coordinates (Quneitra): 33°07′34″N 35°49′26″E / 33.126°N 35.824°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Capital | Quneitra (de jure) Madinat al-Baath (de facto) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tony Aziz Hanna[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Estimates range between 685 km2 and 1,861 km2 | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 105,124 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-QU |
| Main language(s) | Arabic |
Quneitra Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة القنيطرة / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Al-Qunayṭrah) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, notable for the location of the Golan Heights. The governorate borders the countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, and the Syrian governorates of Daraa and Rif Dimashq. Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km2[4] to 1,861 km2.[5] The governorate had a population of 87,000 at the 2010 estimate.[4] The nominal capital is the now abandoned city of Quneitra, destroyed by Israel before their withdrawal in June 1974 in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War; since 1986, the de facto capital is Ba'ath City.
During the Syrian Civil War, most of the portions of the governorate that are not held by Israel were taken by various opposition and Jihadist forces. In the summer of 2018, the rebel-held areas in the governorate were retaken by the Syrian government.
- ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مَراسيم بتعيين محافظين جدد لخمس محافظات" [President Al-Assad issues decrees appointing new governors for five governorates]. SANA. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". Syrian Arab News Agency. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ “Quneitra.” European Union Agency for Asylum, 2021. Link.
- ^ a b "Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Localities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ^ "Syria Provinces". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2006-10-14.