El Qusayba
El Qusayba is an abandoned locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. El Qusayba is situated nearby to the locality Arāḑī Dayr ‘Azīz, as well as near the abandoned locality Jurnāyā.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umm el Kanatir and Deir Aziz snagogue.
Umm el Kanatir
Archaeological site
Umm el-Qanatir, also spelled Umm el-Kanatir, recent Israeli name Ein Keshatot, is a former ancient Jewish synagogue and archaeological site, located on the Golan Heights, in modern-day Israel, whose main phase is dated to the mid-5th–8th centuries. Umm el Kanatir is situated 2½ km south of El Qusayba.
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 2½ km west of El Qusayba.
Deir Qeruh
Ruins
Photo: Staselnik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir Qeruh is a ruined Byzantine-period village in the Golan Heights, located within an Israeli national park, the Gamla nature reserve. The village was located near Gamla, a much older fortified town. Deir Qeruh is situated 4 km north of El Qusayba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Natur and Kanaf.
Natur
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Natur is an Israeli settlement and mixed secular-religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights, located near one of the region’s largest streams, Nahal Samakh, and about 10 kilometers from Lake Kinneret.
Kanaf
Village
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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. Kanaf is situated 3½ km west of El Qusayba.
Maale Gamla
Village
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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 5 km west of El Qusayba.
El Qusayba
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Al Quşaybah”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.87241° or 32° 52′ 21″ northLongitude
35.73773° or 35° 44′ 16″ eastElevation
377 metres (1,237 feet)Open location code
8G4QVPCQ+X3GeoNames ID
1729
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“El Qusayba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القصيبة”
- Hebrew: “אל-קציבה”
Localities in the Area
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