Khiyam al-Walid
Khiyam al-Walid was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict located 25.5 kilometers northeast of Safad along the Syrian border. It was on situated on a hill 150 meters above sea level on the eastern edge of the Hula Valley.- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Khan Khiyam al Walid” and “Khān Khiyām al Walīd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hula Valley and Tel Anafa Nature Reserve.
Hula Valley
Valley
The Hula Valley is a topographic depression forming a valley and fertile agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water that used to be part covered by marshland and Lake Hula. Hula Valley is situated 3½ km west of Khiyam al-Walid.
Tel Anafa Nature Reserve
Protected area
Tel Anafa is an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Upper Galilee, Israel. Tel Anafa Nature Reserve is situated 3½ km north of Khiyam al-Walid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lehavot HaBashan and Shamir.
Lehavot HaBashan
Village
Lehavot HaBashan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley around ten kilometres southeast of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 865.
Shamir
Village
Gonen
Village
Gonen is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Finger of the Galilee near Kiryat Shmona, the kibbutz falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 405.
Khiyam al-Walid
- Categories: depopulated Palestinian village, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.14464° or 33° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
35.65446° or 35° 39′ 16″ east
Elevation
145 metres (476 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4MV3+VQ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Khiyam al-Walid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خان خيام الوليد”
- Arabic: “خيام الوليد”
- Indonesian: “Khiyam al-Walid”
- Persian: “خیام الولید”
- Urdu: “خیام الولید”
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