Quneitra (or al-Qunaytirah) District ( ar-at, منطقة القنيطرة,
manṭiqat al-Qunayṭrah) is one of the two
district
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s of the
Quneitra Governorate
Quneitra Governorate ( ar, 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 ...
in southern
Syria
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. It is the northern of the two districts, with
Fiq District to the south. Part of Quneitra District has been occupied by
Israel
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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
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the city of
Quneitra
, ''Qunayṭrawi'' or ''Qunayṭirawi''
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. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 64,680.
Sub-districts
The district of Quneitra is divided into four sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
References
Districts of Quneitra Governorate
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