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Largely destroyed city in Syria; under Israeli control
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Quneitra was the capital of the Golan Heights (Quneitra governorate) until 1967. Now it is a ghost town, abandoned by the Syrians during the 1967 war and left in the no-man's-land ever since. It was thoroughly wrecked in both the 1967 and 1973 wars. Afterward the town was kept in its ruined state as monument to the war (or as propaganda depending on your perspective). It used to be possible to visit with permission from the Ministry of Interior in Damascus (open 08:00-14:00, Su-Th, authorisation required your passport and took around 30 min). But as of 2017, it is in a zone controlled by rebels, and like the rest of Syria, is off-limits to ordinary visitors.
Travel from Israel is difficult. Travel from Syria would be the logical entry point, if the situation in Syria were not so volatile.
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