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Why did Syria refuse to rebuild Quneitra?

Lack of funds
New location for the city
To serve as war symbol
Military strategy

Answer

Syria refused to rebuild Quneitra, the former Syrian provincial capital in the Golan Heights, because it wanted to use it as a war symbol. Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, and the destruction of Quneitra was seen as a symbol of the Syrian defeat. The Syrian government has refused to rebuild the city, and it remains a largely empty shell.