Al Qaḩţānīyah

Al Qaḩţānīyah is a village in , and has about 663 residents and an elevation of 959 metres. Al Qaḩţānīyah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tzurman and Quneitra Crossing.

Ruins
Photo: שועל, CC BY 2.5.
is a ruins.

Border checkpoint
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The is a border crossing through the purple ceasefire line into the UNDOF controlled area between the Syrian controlled and the Israeli-occupied portion of the .

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Al Qaḩţānīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golan Heights and Ein Zivan.

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Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the in south-western . It is situated in a high valley in the at 1,010 metres above sea level.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern . It is under the jurisdiction 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. is situated 4 km west of Al Qaḩţānīyah.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the . Located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. is situated 6 km northwest of Al Qaḩţānīyah.

Al Qaḩţānīyah

Latitude
33.10934° or 33° 6′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.83777° or 35° 50′ 16″ east
Population
663
Elevation
959 metres (3,146 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4R5Q+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3488821021
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
173387
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Al Qaḩţānīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القحطانية”
  • Arabic: “المدارية”
  • Arabic: “مديرية”
  • French: “Al-Qahtania”
  • German: “al-Kahtanija”
  • Hebrew: “אל-קחטאניה”
  • Japanese: “アル゠カヘタニヤ”
  • Korean: “알카흐타니야”
  • Russian: “Аль-Кахтани́йя”

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