Geshur

Geshur is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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Photo: Isarbh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 216 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Geshoor” and “Gshur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fik Runway and Umm el Kanatir.

Aerodrome
Fiq Airfield is an airfield in the , , occupied by , near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz . The airfield has been used to test drones, including by . is situated 3 km south of Geshur.

Archaeological site
Umm el-Qanatir, also spelled , recent Israeli name Ein Keshatot, is an archaeological site, located on the Israeli-occupied , whose main phase is dated to the mid-5th–8th centuries. is situated 4 km northeast of Geshur.

Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eliad and Bené Yehuda.

Village
Eli-ad is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern . It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2024 had a population of 594.

Village
Bnei Yehuda is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav located in the southern , under the administration of . The moshav was built in 1972 and falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. is situated 3½ km southwest of Geshur.

Village
Photo: Lipaz667, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Yoav is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, located in the . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 4 km southwest of Geshur.

Geshur

Latitude
32.81918° or 32° 49′ 9″ north
Longitude
35.71601° or 35° 42′ 58″ east
Population
216
Elevation
347 metres (1,138 feet)
Open location code
8G4QRP98+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300161007
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
443082
Wiki­data ID
Q2889908
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Vietnamese—“Geshur” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Geshur”
  • Czech: “Gešur”
  • Dutch: “Geshur, Golan Heights”
  • French: “Geshur”
  • Hebrew: “גשור”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Geshur i Golanhøgdene”
  • Polish: “Geshur”
  • Polish: “Geszur”
  • Spanish: “Geshur”
  • Turkish: “Geşur”
  • Vietnamese: “Geshur, Golan Heights”

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