Aş Şawwānah
Aş Şawwānah is a locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,151 metres. Aş Şawwānah is situated nearby to the locality Marj al Jāmūs, as well as near the abandoned locality Shayta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Ram and Lake Ram.
Lake Ram
Reservoir
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Ram is a crater lake in the northeastern Golan Heights near the village of Mas'ade and Mount Hermon. Lake Ram is situated 3½ km southwest of Aş Şawwānah.
Shouting hill
Peak
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Shouting Hill is a hill in the Golan Heights. The hill is located near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the area of the Golan that is occupied by Israel. Shouting hill is situated 3 km northwest of Aş Şawwānah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Majdal Shams and Hader.
Majdal Shams
Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Israel held about two-thirds of the territory until 2025, when it extended its control. Majdal Shams is situated 3½ km northwest of Aş Şawwānah.
Hader
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hader is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Khan Arnabah Subdistrict of the Quneitra Governorate. It is in the portion of the governorate that is under de jure Syrian control. Hader is situated 4½ km northeast of Aş Şawwānah.
Nimrod
Village
Nimrod is a small Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, in the Golan Heights on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, and is the highest such civilian settlement in Israeli-controlled territory at 1,110 meters above sea level. Nimrod is situated 4½ km west of Aş Şawwānah.
Aş Şawwānah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “As Sawwanah”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.24801° or 33° 14′ 53″ northLongitude
35.80092° or 35° 48′ 3″ eastElevation
1,151 metres (3,776 feet)Open location code
8G5Q6RX2+69GeoNames ID
8429533
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In Other Languages
“Aş Şawwānah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الصوانة”
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