Middle East
Syria
Quneitra Governorate

Ech Chaafa

Ech Chaafa is a locality in , and has an elevation of 928 metres. Ech Chaafa is situated nearby to the abandoned locality , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam and Bental Reservoir.

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 , It extends to an elevation of 1,171 Meters above sea level. is situated 2½ km east of Ech Chaafa.

Reservoir
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is situated 2½ km northeast of Ech Chaafa.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 4 km northeast of Ech Chaafa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merom Golan and Sha’al.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Western . The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.

Village
Sha'al is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the northern . In 2023 it had a population of 437. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 4 km west of Ech Chaafa.

Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern . The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. is situated 5 km south of Ech Chaafa.

Ech Chaafa

Latitude
33.12819° or 33° 7′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.75867° or 35° 45′ 31″ east
Elevation
928 metres (3,045 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4QH5+7F
Geo­Names ID
172836
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In Other Languages

“Ech Chaafa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشعفة”

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