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Khan Arnabah
Town in southern Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Israeli control.[2] 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]
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History
Archaeological remains in the town include several findings from the Roman and Byzantine periods, such as fragments of a deity statue, likely representing Nike.[3]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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