Khan Arnabah[a] also spelt Khan Arnabeh is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate (Golan Heights), in the portion of the province under Syrian control. The town is located just outside the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. Nearby localities include Sa'sa' to the northeast, Quneitra to the southwest, Jubata al-Khashab to the northwest, as well as the Circassian villages of Beer Ajam and Bariqa to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Arnabah had a population of 7,375 at the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative centre of the Khan Arnabah nahiyah, which is made up of 19 towns having a combined population of 42,980.[1]
Khan Arnabah
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  Khan Arnabah | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′N 35°53′E / 33.18°N 35.89°E | |
| Grid position | 164/287 |
| Country |  Israel |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Subdistrict | Khan Arnabah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 7,375 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
During the 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria that started after the fall of the Ba'athist regime, the town was captured by Israeli forces on 8 December.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Al Mayadeen: Israel army tanks are 20 kilometers from Damascus". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.