Al Yāqūşah
Al Yāqūşah is an abandoned locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Al Yāqūşah is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Dabūsīya, as well as near the israeli settlement Meizar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fik Runway and Fiq.
Fik Runway
Aerodrome
Fik Airfield is an airfield in the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz Afik. The airfield has been used to test drones, including by Switzerland. Fik Runway is situated 3½ km north of Al Yāqūşah.
Fiq
Ruins
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiq was a Syrian town in the Golan Heights that administratively belonged to Quneitra Governorate. It sat at an altitude of 349 meters and had a population of 2,800 in 1967. Fiq is situated 3 km northwest of Al Yāqūşah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meitsar and Afik.
Meitsar
Village
Metzar is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.
Afik
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afik is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Afik is situated 3½ km northwest of Al Yāqūşah.
Neot Golan
Village
Neot Golan is an Israeli settlement and moshav, in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 744 in 2023. Neot Golan is situated 4½ km northwest of Al Yāqūşah.
Al Yāqūşah
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Al Yâqoûssa”, “Al Yaqusah”, and “El Yâqoûssa”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.76015° or 32° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
35.731° or 35° 43′ 52″ eastElevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)Open location code
8G4QQP6J+39GeoNames ID
173269
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In Other Languages
“Al Yāqūşah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الياقوصة”
Localities in the Area
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