Umm el Qubūr
Umm el Qubūr is a cemetery in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Umm el Qubūr is situated nearby to the village Natur, as well as near Kanaf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Umm el Kanatir and Deir Aziz snagogue.
Umm el Kanatir
Archaeological site
Umm el-Qanatir, also spelled Umm el-Kanatir, recent Israeli name Ein Keshatot, is a former ancient Jewish synagogue and archaeological site, located on the Golan Heights, in modern-day Israel, whose main phase is dated to the mid-5th–8th centuries. Umm el Kanatir is situated 3 km south of Umm el Qubūr.
Deir Aziz snagogue
Archaeological site
Photo: Yywilk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Deir Aziz synagogue is an ancient synagogue dating from the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods, located at the archeological site of Deir Aziz, in the southern Golan Heights. Deir Aziz snagogue is situated 3 km southwest of Umm el Qubūr.
Deir Qeruh
Ruins
Photo: Staselnik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir Qeruh is a ruined Byzantine-period village in the Golan Heights, located within an Israeli national park, the Gamla nature reserve. The village was located near Gamla, a much older fortified town. Deir Qeruh is situated 3 km north of Umm el Qubūr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Natur and Kanaf.
Natur
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Natur is an Israeli settlement and mixed secular-religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights, located near one of the region’s largest streams, Nahal Samakh, and about 10 kilometers from Lake Kinneret. Natur is situated 3 km south of Umm el Qubūr.
Kanaf
Village
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Kanaf is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights, organized as moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel. One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. Kanaf is situated 4 km west of Umm el Qubūr.
Maale Gamla
Village
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Ma'ale Gamla is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the west part of the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. Maale Gamla is situated 5 km west of Umm el Qubūr.
Umm el Qubūr
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Umm al Qubūr” and “Umm el Qubur”
- Category: burial
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.87821° or 32° 52′ 42″ northLongitude
35.74144° or 35° 44′ 29″ eastElevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8G4QVPHR+7HGeoNames ID
9199679
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Umm el Qubūr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم القبور”
- Hebrew: “Umm el Qubūr”
- Hebrew: “אם אל-קבור”
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