Khirbat Fārāg
Khirbat Fārāg is an abandoned locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Khirbat Fārāg is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Fahham, as well as near the locality Qeshet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Einot Pekham and Orcha Hill.
Orcha Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orcha Hill is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Khirbat Fārāg.
Tel Fares Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Alhimik, Public domain.
Tel Fares Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 3 km east of Khirbat Fārāg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keshet and Yonatan.
Keshet
Village
Photo: yanshoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keshet is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War. Keshet is situated 3½ km northwest of Khirbat Fārāg.
Yonatan
Village
Yonatan is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. Yonatan is situated 4½ km southwest of Khirbat Fārāg.
Al-Rafid
Village
Al-Rafid is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. Al-Rafid is situated 6 km east of Khirbat Fārāg.
Khirbat Fārāg
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Al Faraj”, “Farj”, and “Khirbat Farag”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.9575° or 32° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
35.8325° or 35° 49′ 57″ eastElevation
722 metres (2,369 feet)Open location code
8G4QXR5M+22GeoNames ID
173898
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Khirbat Fārāg” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الفرج”
- Hebrew: “חרבת פרג”
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