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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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 350 metres (1,150 feet)
  • …is also known as “Banyas”
  • Description: archaeological site in the Golan Heights

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pan Temple and Nimrod Fortress.
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Banias.
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The , also called Nimrod Castle… is situated 2 km east of Banias.
Berthold Werner, Public domain.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Banias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Snir and Shebaa Farms.
Chaver83, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in northern .
Chaver83, Public domain.
The , also spelled Sheba'a Farms, also… is situated 3½ km north of Banias.
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or 'Ayn Qunya is a town located in the… is situated 3½ km east of Banias.

Banias

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Latitude
33.24748° or 33° 14′ 51″ north
Longitude
35.6934° or 35° 41′ 36″ east
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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