Quneitra Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria, in the south of the country. It officially includes the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which make up the majority of its area, and it borders Lebanon, Jordan and Israel as well as the Syrian governorates of Daraa and Rif Dimashq. Sources differ on its area, giving figures from 685 to 1,861 square kilometres, and its population was estimated at 87,000 in 2010. The nominal capital is the abandoned city of Quneitra, destroyed by Israel before its withdrawal in June 1974 after the Yom Kippur War, and since 1986 the de facto capital has been Madinat al-Salam. The governorate was established in 1964 by merging Quneitra District of Rif Dimashq Governorate with Fiq District of Daraa Governorate, so that the Golan Heights could be governed as one unit, and Israel occupied most of it in the Six-Day War of 1967.
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Source Quneitra Governorate (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Quneitra Governorate (Wikipedia)
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The governorate had a population of 87,000 at the 2010 estimate.
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Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km2 to 1,861 km2.
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Its area varies, according to different sources, from 685 km2 to 1,861 km2.
History
The governorate was established in 1964 by the merger of Quneitra District
View the SourceUN Statistics Division, M49 overview (source)
On Continent: Asia, M49 country and area tableQuote, On Continent: Asia, M49 country and area table
Syrian Arab Republic 760 SY SYR 001 World 142 Asia
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