Ra’s Qunayţirah

Ra’s Qunayţirah is a mountain in West Bank, Palestine and has an elevation of 289 metres. Ra’s Qunayţirah is situated nearby to the locality Al Bayyāḑāt, as well as near Umm Qulayb.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sartava;Sartaba.

Sartava;Sartaba

Scenic viewpoint

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Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masua and Gittit.

Masua

Village

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Masua, also transliterated as Massu'a, is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, with an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Masua is situated 4½ km east of Ra’s Qunayţirah.

Gittit

Village

Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gitit is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, organized as a moshav. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Gittit is situated 4½ km west of Ra’s Qunayţirah.

Yafit

Village

Photo: Omer bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yafit is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. Yafit is situated 5 km southeast of Ra’s Qunayţirah.

Ra’s Qunayţirah

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 289 metres
Also known as: “Ra’s Qunaytirah” and “Ras Quneitira”
Category: landform
Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.09995° or 32° 5′ 60″ north

Longitude

35.44623° or 35° 26′ 46″ east

Elevation

289 metres (948 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q3CXW+XF

GeoNames ID

282300

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Localities in the Area

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