Birkat az Zubdah

Birkat az Zubdah is a pond in , and has an elevation of 980 metres. Birkat az Zubdah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Syrian headquarters building in Quneitra and Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Peak
Mount Bental (Arabic: جبل بنطل, جبل الغرام / ALA-LC: Jabal al-Gharam / "Mountain of Lust" "Jabal Bental"; Hebrew: הר בנטל, Har Bental, "Mount Bental" is a dormant volcano in the North-Eastern part of the , It extends to an elevation of 1,171 meters above sea level. is situated 4 km west of Birkat az Zubdah.

Border checkpoint
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The is a border crossing through the purple ceasefire line into the UNDOF controlled area between the Syrian controlled and the Israeli-occupied portion of the . is situated 3 km south of Birkat az Zubdah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golan Heights and Merom Golan.

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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
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the . Located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. is situated 4½ km west of Birkat az Zubdah.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern , under the jurisdiction 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 5 km southwest of Birkat az Zubdah.

Birkat az Zubdah

Latitude
33.1371° or 33° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.82634° or 35° 49′ 35″ east
Elevation
980 metres (3,215 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4RPG+RG
Geo­Names ID
8450103
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Birkat az Zubdah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة الزبدة”

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