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| Type | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Palestine |
| Region or state | |
| Serving temperature | Warm, room temperature or cold (qishta variety) |
| Main ingredients | |
| Variations | Multiple |
Knafeh (Arabic: كنافة), also spelt kanafa, kunafa, kanafeh, and knafe, is a traditional Arab dessert made with spun pastry called kataifi soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar, and typically layered with cheese, or with other ingredients such as clotted cream, pistachio or nuts, depending on the region. It is a traditional dessert in the Levant, and is popular in countries such as Lebanon. In Turkey, it is called künefe. Different variants of the dish exist in Palestinian, Turkish, Iranian, and Greek cuisine.
