Al-Rafid, Syria
Al-Rafid
الرفيد | |
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Town | |
  Al-Rafid  Al-Rafid | |
| Coordinates:32°57′18″N35°54′5″E/ 32.95500°N 35.90139°E | |
| Grid position | 234/262PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Subdistrict | Khishniyah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,263 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(AST) |
Al-Rafid(Arabic:الرفيد) is a village in southernSyria,administratively part of theQuneitra Governorate(Golan Heights), in the portion of the province under theUnited Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone.According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics,al-Rafid had a population of 2,263 in the 2004 census.[1]
The town has been claimed bypro-Assadistforces during theSyrian Civil War.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"General Census of Population 2004".Retrieved2014-07-10.
- ^Awad, Ammar; Lubell, Maayan; al Khalidi, Suleiman (July 26, 2018). Bolton, Andrew (ed.)."Syrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights".Reuters.
Pro-Assad forces have raised the flag in several other towns along the frontier, including al Hamidiyah and Rafid, that overlooks a U.N. observation post.
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