Al-Quniyah

Al-Quniyah
القنية
Al-Quniyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°55′N 36°19′E / 35.917°N 36.317°E / 35.917; 36.317
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictJisr al-Shugur
SubdistrictAl-Janudiyah
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total
587
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
WebsiteQunaya.com

Al-Quniyah (Arabic: القنية, also spelled Quniya or Qunaya) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib, 35 km north of Jisr ash-Shugur, and is in between Lattakia (90 km (56 mi)) and Aleppo ( 120 km (75 mi)). Al-Quniyah is situated 450 meters (1476 ft) above sea level. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Quniyah had a population of 587 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Catholic Christians with a small Alawite minority.