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Quneitra District

Quneitra District
منطقة القنيطرة
District
Map of Quneitra District within Quneitra Governorate. Quneitra District is in yellow.
Map of Quneitra District within Quneitra Governorate. Quneitra District is in yellow.
Coordinates (Quneitra): 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.1256°N 35.8239°E / 33.1256; 35.8239Coordinates: 33°07′32″N 35°49′26″E / 33.1256°N 35.8239°E / 33.1256; 35.8239
Country  Syria
Governorate Quneitra
Seat Quneitra
Subdistricts 4 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 1,312.57 km2 (506.79 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 64,680
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Geocode SY1400

Quneitra (or al-Qunaytirah) District (Arabic: منطقة القنيطرة‎, translit. manṭiqat al-Qunayṭrah‎) is a district of the Quneitra Governorate in southern Syria. Part of the district has been occupied by Israel since 1967, part has been in the Area of Separation of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force Zone since 1974, and part is under Syrian control.

Administrative centre is the city of Quneitra. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 64,680.

The district of Quneitra is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):


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