Tall ash Shaykhah
Tall ash Shaykhah is a mountain in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,200 metres. Tall ash Shaykhah is situated nearby to the abandoned locality ‘Ein el Ḥamrā, as well as near the area Arāḑī Z̧ahrat al Arānib.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,200 metres
- Description: mountain in Syria
- Also known as: “Har Hermonit”, “Hermonit”, “Tell ech Cheïkha”, and “Tell esh Sheïkha”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 1215 Mt. Hermonit and 1228 Mt. Varda.
1215 Mt. Hermonit
Peak
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hermonit, also known as the little Hermon is the second highest mountain in the Golan Heights and an inactive volcano. Located 1,216 m above the sea level.
1228 Mt. Varda
Peak
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
1228 Mt. Varda is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Tall ash Shaykhah.
1050 Baron
Peak
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
1050 Baron is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tall ash Shaykhah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Rom and Buq’ata.
El Rom
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Rom is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights in the municipal territory of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Buq’ata
Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Buq'ata is a town in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. Buq’ata is situated 2½ km northwest of Tall ash Shaykhah.
Odem
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Odem is an Israeli settlement and moshav shitufi in the northern part of the Golan Heights. Located on Mount Odem, at a height of 1,090 meters above sea level, it is the second-highest town in Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. Odem is situated 4½ km west of Tall ash Shaykhah.
Tall ash Shaykhah
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tall ash Shaykhah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الشيخة”
- Cebuano: “Tall ash Shaykhah”
- Dutch: “Tall ash Shaykhah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تل الشيخه”
- Hebrew: “Har H̱ermonit”
- Hebrew: “הר חרמונית”
- Swedish: “Tall ash Shaykhah”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘Ein el Ḥamrā and Arāḑī Z̧ahrat al Arānib.
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