Şīr al Kurūz
Şīr al Kurūz is a ruin in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Şīr al Kurūz is situated nearby to the peak 981 Yosifon, as well as near the village Ortal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shipon and 981 Yosifon.
Shipon
Scenic viewpoint
This is a list of mountains in the Golan Heights. Shipon is situated 1¼ km north of Şīr al Kurūz.
981 Yosifon
Peak
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
981 Yosifon is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of Şīr al Kurūz.
Naffach
Archaeological site
Kafr Naffakh is an abandoned Syrian village in the central Golan Heights. Naffach is situated 3 km west of Şīr al Kurūz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ortal and Golan Heights.
Ortal
Village
Ortal is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Ortal is situated 3 km north of Şīr al Kurūz.
Golan Heights
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 holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third.
Ein Zivan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ein Zivan is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights, 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. Ein Zivan is situated 5 km northeast of Şīr al Kurūz.
Şīr al Kurūz
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Sir al Kuruz”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.05764° or 33° 3′ 28″ northLongitude
35.76949° or 35° 46′ 10″ eastElevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)Open location code
8G5Q3Q59+3QGeoNames ID
8559980
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In Other Languages
“Şīr al Kurūz” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صير الكروز”
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