Al-Rafid, Syria

Al-Rafid (Arabic: الرفيد) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate (Golan Heights), in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Rafid had a population of 2,263 in the 2004 census.

Al-Rafid
الرفيد
Town
Al-Rafid
Al-Rafid
Coordinates: 32°57′18″N 35°54′5″E
Grid position234/262 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
DistrictQuneitra
SubdistrictKhishniyah
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total2,263
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

The town has been claimed by pro-Assadist forces during the Syrian Civil War.

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