‘Ein er Raḥmān
‘Ein er Raḥmān is a spring in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. ‘Ein er Raḥmān is situated nearby to the locality Arḑ al Qal‘ah, as well as near the village Ein Qiniyye.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nimrod Fortress and Banias.
Nimrod Fortress
Archaeological site
The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level.
Banias
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Banias, also spelled Banyas, is a site in the Golan Heights near a natural spring, once associated with the Greek god Pan. It had been inhabited for 2,000 years, until its Syrian population fled and their homes were destroyed by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. Banias is situated 3 km west of ‘Ein er Raḥmān.
Mt. Sna’im
Peak
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Har Senaim or Senaim, is an archaeological site that sits on a peak near Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, 15 kilometres north east of Kiryat Shmona and 4 kilometres from Banias. Mt. Sna’im is situated 3 km north of ‘Ein er Raḥmān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Qiniyye and Neve Ativ.
Ein Qiniyye
Village
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Ein Qiniyye or 'Ayn Qunya is a village in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. The village lies at an elevation of approximately 750 metres above sea level.
Neve Ativ
Village
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Neve Ativ, is an Israeli settlement organized as a small Alpine-styled moshav in the Golan Heights. Located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, 2 kilometers west of Majdal Shams. it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
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.
‘Ein er Raḥmān
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ayn ar Rayḩān” and “`Ein er Rahman”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.24491° or 33° 14′ 42″ northLongitude
35.72542° or 35° 43′ 32″ eastElevation
690 metres (2,264 feet)Open location code
8G5Q6PVG+X5GeoNames ID
8660364
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“‘Ein er Raḥmān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين الريحان”
- Hebrew: “‘Ein er Raḥmān”
- Hebrew: “עין א-רחמן”
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