Quneitra Governorate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Quneitra Governorate مُحافظة القنيطرة |
|
|---|---|
| Location | |
 |
|
| Statistics | |
| Capital: • Coordinates: |
Quneitra • |
| Area : | 685 ~ 1,710 km² |
| Population(2005): • Density : |
69,000 • ~/km² |
| Districts (Manatiq): |
~ |
| Time zone: | UTC+2 UTC+3 (DST) |
| Main language(s): | Arabic |
Quneitra Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة القنيطرة) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in southern Syria, bordering Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km² [1] to 1,710 km² [2]. The governorate has a population of 69,000 (2005 estimate) [1]. The capital is Quneitra. Much of the governorate was captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and 1973 Yom Kippur War (some in Arab countries call it the Ramadan War) and forms the contentious Golan Heights.
[edit] Allon Plan for a Druze state in the Golan/Quneitra
During the 1970'ies, Israeli politician Yigal Allon proposed as part of the so-called Allon Plan that a Druze state (Jabal Druze) be established in Syria's Quneitra Governorate, including the Israeli-held Golan Heights[1]. Allon died in 1980, and in the following year the Israeli government passed the Golan Heights Law, effectively annexing most of the Governorate.
[edit] Districts
[edit] References
|
|||||||
 |
This Syria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
