Qunaya
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Qunaya القنية |
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 Qunaya
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| Coordinates: 35°55′N 36°19′E / 35.917°N 36.317°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Jisr al-Shugur |
| Subdistrict | Al-Janudiyah |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 587 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | Qunaya.com |
Al-Qunaya (Arabic: القنية, Syriac: ܩܢܙܐ, al-Knaya, also spelled Quniya) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib, 35 km north of Jisr ash-Shugur, and is in between Lattakia (90 km (56 mi)) and Aleppo ( 120 km (75 mi)). Al-Qunaya is situated 450 meters (1476 ft)} above sea level. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qunaya had a population of 587 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.
Nearby localities include Kafr Dibbin (Hamama) to the east, Zarzur, Amud, and Darkush to the northeast, Yakubiyah, Judaida to the west and Jisr al-Shughur to the south.
Town climate is Mediterranean, whereas the winter is cold, rainy, snowy at times; the summer is warm.
Some sources indicate that the current name of the village is derived from :
Some archaeological artifacts date back to 2000 BC There is an ancient church in the village cemetery of the Church of St.Kiprianos from the fifth century AD.
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