Back معبر القنيطرة Arabic معبر القنيطره ARZ מעבר קוניטרה HE Кунейтра (контрольно-пропускной пункт) Russian
Quneitra Crossing تقاطع القنيطرة מעבר קוניטרה | |
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 Israeli-occupied side of the Quneitra Crossing | |
| Coordinates | 33°06′46″N 35°48′57″E / 33.11278°N 35.81583°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, commercial goods, humanitarian missions |
| Crosses | Purple Line |
| Locale | Golan Heights |
| Begins | Quneitra, Syria (Syrian-controlled side) |
| Ends | Near Ein Zivan, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights |
| Official name | Quneitra Crossing |
| Named for | Quneitra |
| Maintained by | Israel Defense Forces, UNDOF, International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Border crossing |
| Traversable? | Yes, under UNDOF supervision |
| History | |
| Opened | After the Yom Kippur War (1973) |
| Closed | Temporarily in 2013 and 2014 due to fighting |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Limited, used for Druze civilians, humanitarian aid, and UN peacekeeping operations |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
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The Quneitra Crossing (Arabic: تقاطع القنيطرة, Hebrew: מעבר קוניטרה) is a border crossing through the purple ceasefire line into the UNDOF controlled area between the Syrian controlled and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. It is on the southwestern outskirts of Quneitra, and not far from the Israeli settlement of Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights. Syrian Druze from the Golan Heights are permitted to cross through the passage to study, work and live in Syria proper. The crossing is also used for the transfer of apples grown by Druze farmers under the auspices of the Red Cross.[1][2] The only concrete guard post along the ceasefire line is at the Quneitra crossing.[3]
- ^ Druze women protest in call to open Golan border crossing Haaretz, Oct. 8, 2007
- ^ Druze Farmers in Israel's Golan Heights Sell Apples to Syria NPR, March 14, 2005
- ^ Syrian refugees to seek shelter in Israel?