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Quneitra

Administration
Full nameQuneitra
Native nameالقنيطرة
CountrySyria
GovernorateQuneitra
DistrictQuneitra District
RegionGolan Heights
Settledaround AD 1000
Destroyed1974
Government
GovernorNawaf Abboud al-Fares
Geography
Elevation3313 ft (1009.8 m)
Other information
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Area code43

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Quneitra (also Al Qunaytirah, Qunaitira, or Kuneitra; ) is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at an elevation of 1,010 metres (3,313 feet) above sea level. Quneitra was founded in the Ottoman era as a way station on the caravan route to Damascus and subsequently became a garrison town of some 20,000 people, strategically located near the ceasefire line with Israel. Its name is Arabic for "the little bridge".

On 10 June 1967, the last day of the Six-Day War, Quneitra came under Israeli control. It was briefly recaptured by Syria during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but Israel regained control in its subsequent counter-offensive. The city was almost completely destroyed before the Israeli withdrawal in June 1974. It now lies in the demilitarized United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone between Syria and Israel, a short distance from the de facto border between the two countries, and is populated by only a handful of families. Syria refused to rebuild the city and actively discourages resettlement in the area. Israel was heavily criticized by the United Nations for the city's destruction, while Israel has also criticized Syria for not rebuilding Quneitra.

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Quneitra was once a bustling town in the Golan Heights and southwestern Syria's administrative capital with a population of 37000. The word 'Quneitra' derives from Qantara, or 'bridge', between Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Known for its abundant water resources, it has been continuously inhabited since the Stone Age. Over the millennia, many peoples, including Arameans, Assyrians, Caldeans, Persians, Greeks, and Arabs have occupied it. In 1967, during the six-day war, Israel captured Quneitra. It then became a site of many battles but, except for a brief interlude, remained in Israeli hands until 1974, when a UN-brokered agreement led to an Israeli pullback. Before withdrawing, however, Quneitra was evacuated and systematically destroyed by the Israeli army (based on eyewitness accounts; UN General Assembly resolution 3240 in 1974 condemned Israel's role in its destruction. Israel disputes this account). Many prominent Western reporters, agreeing with the UN and Syrian version of events, saw this as nothing short of an act of wanton brutality â a whole town methodically ransacked, dynamited, and bulldozed. Quneitra lies undisturbed ever since, a ghost town riddled with land mines, an open-air museum of Middle-Eastern wars (Syria now shows it off as proof of Israeli malice). Church domes and minarets, blackened and broken, rise above the wasteland. Do these sights, I wondered, ever infuriate native sons into seeking compensation in kind? Behind the town, a barbed <b>...</b>
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Opuszczone i zniszczone miasto - Quneitra na Wzgórzach Golan w tej chwili znajduje siÄ pod kontrolÄ ONZ. Deserted and destroyed city - Quneitra at Golan Heights is at the moment over UN control.
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Part of a presentation for the production Juyoub Mansiyeh (Forgotten) being developed by award winning director Sawsan Darwaza, produced by Nadine Toukan, Pioneers Production Company, Jordan 2007. Socio-political impact changes landscapes and people's lifestyles, livelihoods and lineage. In a world full of bad news which draws attention mainly if it plays like an action movie, this film aims to give voice to people and place in neglected situations, socially, politically, or both. Our objective is to boldly present stories that help ensure these places and their peoples are no longer forgotten. The action starts now. Although this project is still in development, we aim to fully harness the power of online community activism to begin voicing out to the world some of the forgotten we are slowly finding. This is the story of Quneitra as told by Abu Zuhdi in April 2004 while Sawsan and her crew where on a research trip. Juyoub Mansiyeh is intended to be an evolving online documentary.
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In a "Report of the Security Council commission" established under resolution 446. An Eye witness testified about Israel's alleged destruction of the city of Quneitra before withdrawal: At the beginning of June 1974, the witness had visited the city of Quneitra, where he saw a large number of Israeli bulldozers destroying the town and the surrounding areas.
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EINFÃHRUNG: Bilder zu den Folgen des Sechstagekrieges in der Stadt Quneitra im Gebiet der Golanhöhen, Syrien. Das Video enthält reale und ebenso harte Bilder aus einem vom Krieg zerstörten Gebiet an der Grenze zu Israel. Desweiteren werden die Bilder, die zu sehen sind, ebenfalls hart kommentiert. INHALT: Dieser Bericht ist aus der Sicht von Syrien und Aussagen derer Einwohner aufgebaut. Da Ich nie einem Israeli begenet bin, der mir seine Variante der Geschehnisse mitteilen konnte, nimmt dieser Bericht keinen Bezug auf die Gegenseite. Denn, worüber ich keine Informationen habe, kann ich folglich auch nicht berichten. HINTERGRUND: Dieser Krieg ist natürlich im Geschichtlichen Kontext zu sehen, in Beziehung mit der Entwicklung des Judentums und des Islam. VERWEISE: Näheres gibt es zu finden unter: de.wikipedia.org - Golanhöhen de.wikipedia.org - Qunaitra de.wikipedia.org - Ramadan-Krieg de.wikipedia.org - Sechstagekrieg ABSCHLUSSWORT: Und damit möchte ich letztendlich auf "Wikipedia - Die freie Enzyklopädie" verweisen und mein kleines Video beenden. Vielen Dank für's Anschauen. ;)
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www.gomideast.com This is a scene from a bus touring the destroyed city of Quneitra in Syria. This part of the Golan Heights is run by the United Nations and you need a special visa to enter.
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The Slaughter in Syria - Pajamas Media Tweet this news
Pajamas Media--Jassem, Inkhil, As-Sanamyn, Nawa, -Quneitra-. To follow will be more killings and wholesale arrests. Inkhil. A video of a new demonstration in Inkhil took place yesterday. Inkhil is Northeast of Jassem. The uprisings are moving from one cit - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:44:46 GMT+00:00
UNHRC condemns Israel on Golan, okays Iran rapporteur - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--The resolution further states that Israel should allow Syrians in the Golan free transit into Syria through -Quneitra- under Red Cross supervision, and should allow the Red Cross to “visit Syrian prisoners of conscience and detainees in - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:47:14 GMT+00:00
Syria: Imported Apples from Golan reached 7500 tons - Zawya Tweet this news
Zawya--By H. Said -Quneitra- - The amount of apples coming from the occupied Syrian Golan through -Quneitra- border crossing has so far reached 7500 tons, imported in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nati - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:32:08 GMT+00:00
US Military Students in Syria - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News---...- the students will meet with senior Syrian government officials, visit Syrian military officer training centers, and tour the UN Disengagement Observer Force headquarters at Camp Faouar on the Golan Heights, as well as the town of -Qu - Date : Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:19:20 GMT+00:00
Syria - Premier Heads Meeting on Development Process in Southern Area - ISRIA (registration) Tweet this news
ISRIA (registration)--Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri on Wednesday headed a meeting to discuss development in the southern area in the provinces of Damascus Countryside, Daraa and -Quneitra-. The meeting tackled accomplished projects at the level of tec - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:33:28 GMT+00:00
Iran support Syria to restore the occupied Golan - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News--Liberated -Quneitra-- Iranian Vice President for Development Management and Human Resources Lotfollah Foruzandeh reiterated Iran's support to Syria's right to restore the occupied Golan under its sovereignty. Foruzandeh and accom - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:24:33 GMT+00:00
Syria, UK Developing Economic Cooperation - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News--Later, the British delegation visited the liberated city of -Quneitra- and witnessed the brutal and deliberate destruction caused by the Israeli occupation forces. During the visit, Soames expressed hope that the occupied Syrian Golan will - Date : Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:34:07 GMT+00:00
Israël exporte 12.000 tonnes de pommes ver la... - Tribune de Genève (Blog) Tweet this news
Tribune de Genève (Blog)--Au terminal frontalier de -Quneitra-, sur le plateau du Golan, le transfert vers la Syrie de 12.000 tonnes de pommes produites par les Druzes, se poursuit depuis une semaine. Les opérations dureront une dizaine de semaines avec - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:36:31 GMT+00:00
Syrian-Chinese Relations - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News--It includes tours of societies affiliated with the Union, Palmyra, Saydnaya, -Quneitra-, the National Museum, the Umayyad Mosque and Souk al-Hamidiyeh in ... - Date : Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:58:12 GMT+00:00
E la Siria? - Il Post Tweet this news
Il Post--Dalla Guerra dei sei giorni del 1967 Israele occupa le Alture del Golan, nel Governatorato di -Quneitra-. La Siria non ha mai riconosciuto l'annessione ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:21:33 GMT+00:00

Cities of Syria

Governorate capitalsAleppo * Damascus * Daraa * Deir ez-Zor * Hama * Al-Hasakah * Hims * Idlib * Latakia * Quneitra * Ar-Raqqah * As-Suwayda * Tartus
District capitals'Ayn al-'Arab * Abu Kamal * Afrin * Al-Bab * Al-Haffah * Al-Malikiyah * Al-Mukharram * Al-Qamishli * Al-Qusayr * Al-Qutayfah * Al-Nabk * Arihah * Al-Rastan * Al-Safirah * Al-Sanamayn * Al-Suqaylabiyah * Ash-Shaykh Badr * Al-Tall * Al-Thawrah * A'zāz * Baniyas * Darayya * Duma * Duraykish * Fiq * Harem * Afrin * Jableh * Jableh * Jarabulus * Jisr ash-Shugur * Ma'arrat al-Numan * Manbij * Al-Qutayfah * Al-Nabk * Arihah * Al-Rastan * Al-Safirah * Al-Sanamayn * Al-Suqaylabiyah * Masyaf * Mayadin * Mhardeh * Qardaha * Palmyra * Ra's al-'Ayn * Safita * Salamiyah * Salkhad * Shahba * Tal Abyad * Talkalakh * Yabrud * Zabadani
OthersAl-Darbasiyah * Al-Hajar al-Aswad * Binnish * Bosra * Dair Atiah * Harasta * Jaramanah * Kafr Nabl * Khan Shaykhun * Ma'arrat Misrin * Nawa * Salqin * Saraqib * Saidnaya

Quneitra Governorate

CitiesFiq * Quneitra
Towns and villagesAl �Al * Beer Ajam * Buq'ata * Ein Qiniyye * Ghajar * Jubata ez-Zeit * Majdal Shams * Mas'ade * Shayta



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