Mazra‘at Quneitira

Mazra‘at Quneitira is a ruin in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Mazra‘at Quneitira is situated nearby to the peak Giv’at Bezek, as well as near Rujm el-Hiri.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rujm el-Hiri and Giv’at Bezek.

Rujm el-Hiri

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Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim, and also known as the Wheel of Giants, is an ancient stone, or megalithic, structure consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus, a mound of earth and stone, at its center. Rujm el-Hiri is situated 3 km northeast of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Giv’at Bezek

Peak

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Giv’at Bezek is a peak, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Deir Qeruh

Ruins

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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 3½ km northwest of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Natur and Yonatan.

Natur

Village

Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Natur is an Israeli settlement and mixed secular-religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It is located near one of the region’s largest streams, Nahal Samakh, and about 10 kilometers from Lake Kinneret. Natur is situated 5 km southwest of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Yonatan

Village

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Yonatan is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. Yonatan is situated 5 km north of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Haspin

Village

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Haspin, widely known as Hispin, is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the southern Golan Heights. The international community considers the settlement illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Haspin is situated 6 km south of Mazra‘at Quneitira.

Mazra‘at Quneitira

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Mazra‘at al Qunayţirah”, “Mazra‘at Qunayţirah”, “Mazra`at Quneitira”, and “Mazraat Qnaïtra”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.89274° or 32° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

35.77707° or 35° 46′ 38″ east

Elevation

464 metres (1,522 feet)

Open location code

8G4QVQVG+3R

GeoNames ID

166935

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Mazra‘at Quneitira” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مزرعة القنيطرة”
Arabic: “مزرعة قنيطرة”
Hebrew: “Mazra‘at Quneitira”
Hebrew: “מזרעת קניטרה”

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