Khan Arnabah

Khan Arnabah خان أرنبة (Arabic)
Town
Khan Arnabah
Coordinates: 33°11′N 35°53′E / 33.18°N 35.89°E / 33.18; 35.89
Grid position	164/287
Country	Syria
Governorate	Quneitra
District	Quneitra
Subdistrict	Khan Arnabah
Control	Israel
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	7,375
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Khan Arnabah^[a] also spelt Khan Arnabeh is a town in southwestern 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]

Archaeological remains in the town include several findings from the Roman and Byzantine periods, such as fragments of a deity statue, likely representing Nike.^[2]

The town features a medieval caravanserai, likely dating from the Mamluk period, which served as a roadside inn along the route from Damascus to the Daughters of Jacob Bridge.^[2]

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.^[3]

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