Bīr Sayf

Bīr Sayf is an abandoned locality in , and has an elevation of 979 metres. Bīr Sayf is situated nearby to the area , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include 1215 Mt. Hermonit and 1050 Baron.

Peak
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hermonit, also known as the little Hermon is the second highest mountain in the Golan Heights and an inactive volcano. Located 1,216 m above the sea level. is situated 3 km northwest of Bīr Sayf.

Peak
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km west of Bīr Sayf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Rom and Golan Heights.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern in the municipal territory of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 4½ km west of Bīr Sayf.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the in south-western . It is situated in a high valley in the at 1,010 metres above sea level.

Village
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Buq'ata is a town in southwestern Syria, in the , . It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. is situated 5 km northwest of Bīr Sayf.

Bīr Sayf

Latitude
33.16829° or 33° 10′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.81774° or 35° 49′ 4″ east
Elevation
979 metres (3,212 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q5R99+83
Geo­Names ID
8450078
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Bīr Sayf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بير سيف”
  • Hebrew: “Bīr Sayf”
  • Hebrew: “ביר סיף”

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