Bāb el Hawā
Bāb el Hawā is an abandoned locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 970 metres. Bāb el Hawā is situated nearby to the locality Maţakh al Birkah, as well as near Al Mishmāsah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bental Reservoir and Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam.
Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam
Peak
Mount Bental (Arabic: جبل بنطل, جبل الغرام / ALA-LC: Jabal al-Gharam / "Mountain of Lust" "Jabal Bental"; Hebrew: הר בנטל, Har Bental, "Mount Bental" is a dormant volcano in the North-Eastern part of the Golan Heights, It extends to an elevation of 1,171 Meters above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merom Golan and El Rom.
Merom Golan
Village
Merom Golan is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.
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. El Rom is situated 4 km north of Bāb el Hawā.
Golan Heights
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Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at 1,010 metres above sea level.
Bāb el Hawā
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Bāb al Hawá”, “Bāb al Hawā”, “Bāb al Hawā’”, “Bâb el Haoua”, and “Bab el Hawa”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.14588° or 33° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
35.77609° or 35° 46′ 34″ eastElevation
970 metres (3,182 feet)Open location code
8G5Q4QWG+9CGeoNames ID
172008
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Bāb el Hawā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الهوا”
- Arabic: “باب الهوى”
- Hebrew: “Bāb el Hawā”
- Hebrew: “בב אל-הוא”
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