Susita
Susita is an archaeological site in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Susita is situated nearby to the village Kfar Haruv, as well as near Ein Gev.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fiq.
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 4 km east of Susita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Haruv and Ein Gev.
Kfar Haruv
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Haruv is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz located in the southern Golan Heights. A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
Ein Gev
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ein Gev is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee near the ruins of the Greco-Roman settlement of Hippos, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 its population was 591.
Giv‘at Yo’av
Village
Photo: Lipaz667, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Yoav is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, located in the Golan Heights. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Giv‘at Yo’av is situated 3 km northeast of Susita.
Susita
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Hippos”, “Horbat Susita”, “H̱orbat Susita”, “Qal‘at al Hisn”, and “Qal‘at al Ḩişn”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.77841° or 32° 46′ 42″ northLongitude
35.65981° or 35° 39′ 35″ eastElevation
-116 metres (-381 feet)Open location code
8G4QQMH5+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 372451642OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
294701
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Susita” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة الحصن”
- Hebrew: “חרבת סוסיתה”
- Hebrew: “סוסיתא”
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