Kudna كودنة | |
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Village | |
Kudna | |
Coordinates: 33°0′25″N 35°53′19″E / 33.00694°N 35.88861°E / 33.00694; 35.88861 | |
Grid position | 224/241 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa |
District | Daraa |
Subdistrict | Khishniyah |
Population | |
• Total | 1,857 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kudna (Arabic: كودنة, also transliterated Kodneh, Kudnah) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, located south of Quneitra in the Syrian-controlled area of Golan Heights. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kudna had a population of 1,857 in the 2004 census. Kudna is the traditional headquarters of the Nu'aym, a large Arab tribe mainly based in southern Syria. Historically and at least until the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, Kudna was a well-known pasture ground for the Arabian horses of the Nu'aym and their leading household, the Tahhan family.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Assaf, Faten (7 July 2010). "قبيلة "النعيم"... "أنا راعي الصفرا" (Al-Naim Tribe... I am the Shepherd of the Yellow [Land])" (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 December 2024.