Map of Al Qunayţirah, Syria

Al Qunayţirah is the administrative centre of Quneitra, Syria, with a population of about 36,143. It lies at 33.1260°N, 35.8246°E. Al Qunayţirah is about 61 km (38 mi) southwest of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nawá, 33 km to the southeast.

Al Qunayţirah at a glance

Where is Al Qunayţirah?

• The 44th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 58 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Al Qunayţirah

• Nawá — 33 km southeast
• Safed — 35 km southwest, Israel
• Nabatîyé et Tahta — 42 km northwest, Lebanon
• Habboûch — 45 km northwest, Lebanon
• Tiberias — 46 km southwest, Israel
• Dārayyā — 53 km northeast
• Karmi’el — 54 km southwest, Israel
• Babīlā — 61 km northeast
• Ghazieh — 61 km northwest, Lebanon
• Damascus — 61 km northeast

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.