El Khashāsh
El Khashāsh is a ruin in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. El Khashāsh is situated nearby to the village Ramot, as well as near Kanaf.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tell Hadar and Luna Gal.
Tell Hadar
Archaeological site
Tell Hadar, is an archaeological site on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It contains a settlement and a port. Tell Hadar is situated 3 km southwest of El Khashāsh.
Luna Gal
Water park
Photo: Tamir bejerano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luna Gal is a water park, which is situated 3 km southwest of El Khashāsh.
Deir Aziz snagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: Yywilk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Deir Aziz synagogue is an ancient synagogue dating from the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods, located at the archeological site of Deir Aziz, in the southern Golan Heights. Deir Aziz snagogue is situated 3½ km east of El Khashāsh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ramot and Kanaf.
Ramot
Village
Photo: Chrope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramot is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, near the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee in the western Golan Heights. Named "Ramot" because it is located on two hills, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
Kanaf
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanaf is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights, organized as moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel. One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
Maale Gamla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma'ale Gamla is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the west part of the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. Maale Gamla is situated 3 km north of El Khashāsh.
El Khashāsh
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Khashshāsh”, “El Khashash”, “Ḩanjān”, and “Ḩinjān”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.86174° or 32° 51′ 42″ northLongitude
35.67627° or 35° 40′ 35″ eastElevation
-72 metres (-236 feet)Open location code
8G4QVM6G+MGGeoNames ID
1728
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Satellite Map
Discover El Khashāsh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“El Khashāsh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخشاش”
- Arabic: “حنجان”
- Hebrew: “El Khashāsh”
- Hebrew: “אל-ח’שש”
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