Kawās
Kawās is a locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 888 metres. Kawās is situated nearby to the locality Kurūm ‘Ayn al Ḩākim, as well as near the abandoned locality ‘Ein ‘Aysha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include 981 Yosifon and Har Bnei Rasan.
Mt. Hozek
Peak
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Mt. Hozek is a peak, which is situated 3½ km east of Kawās.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alonei HaBashan and Beer Ajam.
Alonei HaBashan
Village
Alonei HaBashan is an Israeli settlement located in the eastern Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel. The settlement was established after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.
Beer Ajam
Hamlet
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Beer Ajam is a Syrian Circassian village in the Quneitra Governorate in the Golan Heights. It has been inhabited for about 150 years. Its first houses were built in 1872. Beer Ajam is situated 5 km east of Kawās.
Bereiqa
Hamlet
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Bariqa is a village in southwestern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, south of Quneitra, in the Syrian-controlled portion of the Golan Heights. Bereiqa is situated 5 km east of Kawās.
Kawās
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kawas”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.04862° or 33° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
35.81544° or 35° 48′ 56″ eastElevation
888 metres (2,913 feet)Open location code
8G5Q2RX8+C5GeoNames ID
1769
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In Other Languages
“Kawās” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كواس”
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Localities in the Area
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