Quneitra Governorate

Quneitra Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة القنيطرة Muḥāfaẓat Al-Qunayṭrah) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Quneitra.

Quneitra Governorate
مُحافظة القنيطرة
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): 33.126°N 35.824°E / 33.126; 35.824
Country Syria
CapitalQuneitra
Government
  GovernorAhmad Sheikh Abdul-Qader
Area
  Total1,200 km2 (500 sq mi)
 Estimates range between 685 km² and 1,861 km²
Population
 (2011)
  Total90,000
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeSY-QU
Main language(s)Arabic




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