Banias

Banias, also spelled Banyas, is a site in the Israeli-occupied , near a natural spring, once associated with the Greek god Pan. It had been inhabited for 2,000 years, until its Syrian population fled and their homes were destroyed by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in the Golan Heights
  • Also known as: “Bâniâs” and “Banyas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pan Temple and Nimrod Fortress.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Banias.

Archaeological site
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The , also called Nimrod Castle, is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of , on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level. is situated 2 km east of Banias.

Waterfall
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Banias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Snir and Shebaa Farms.

Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 750.

Locality
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The , also spelled Sheba'a Farms, also known as Mount Dov, is a strip of land on the Lebanese–Syrian border that is currently occupied by Israel. is situated 3½ km north of Banias.

Village
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or 'Ayn Qunya is a town located in the , in the southern foothills of . The village lies at an elevation of approximately 750 metres above sea level. is situated 3½ km east of Banias.

Banias

Latitude
33.24748° or 33° 14′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.6934° or 35° 41′ 36″ east
Elevation
352 metres (1,155 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q6MWV+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12652813076
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
171831
Wiki­data ID
Q606295
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Banias” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πανεάς”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πανειάς”
  • Arabic: “بانياس الحولة”
  • Arabic: “بانياس”
  • Armenian: “Բանիաս”
  • Bulgarian: “Баниас (град)”
  • Bulgarian: “Баниас”
  • Catalan: “Paneas”
  • Chinese: “凱撒利亞腓立比”
  • Chinese: “班尼亞斯（地名）”
  • Chinese: “班尼亞斯河”
  • Chinese: “黑門山國家公園”
  • Chinese: “黑门山国家公园”
  • Czech: “Banias”
  • Danish: “Banias”
  • Danish: “Cæsarea Filippi”
  • Danish: “Paneas”
  • Dutch: “Panias”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بانياس الحوله”
  • Esperanto: “Banias”
  • Esperanto: “Banjas”
  • French: “Baniyas”
  • French: “Caesarea Philippi”
  • German: “Banyas”
  • Hebrew: “Bāniyās”
  • Hebrew: “בניאס”
  • Hebrew: “בניס”
  • Indonesian: “Banias”
  • Italian: “Banias”
  • Japanese: “バニアス”
  • Macedonian: “Банијас”
  • Macedonian: “Панеада”
  • Malayalam: “ബനിയാസ്, ലെവന്റ് പ്രദേശം”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Banias”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Banias”
  • Norwegian: “Banias”
  • Persian: “بانیاس الحوله”
  • Polish: “Banias”
  • Polish: “Banjas”
  • Portuguese: “Banias”
  • Romanian: “Banias”
  • Russian: “Баниас”
  • Russian: “Банияс”
  • Russian: “Панеада”
  • Slovenian: “Banjas”
  • Spanish: “Banias”
  • Spanish: “Cesarea de Filipo”
  • Spanish: “Neronica”
  • Swedish: “Banias”
  • Turkish: “Banias”
  • Ukrainian: “Баніас”

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