Har Shaqed
Har Shaqed is a mountain in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,984 metres. Har Shaqed is situated nearby to the area Dhour Aïn ej Jaouz, as well as near the village Shebaa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hermon ski resort and Mitzpe Shelegim.
Mount Hermon ski resort
The Mount Hermon ski resort is situated on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Hermon, a few kilometers off the Purple line, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
17th Battalion Memorial in Mount Hermon
Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
17th Battalion Memorial in Mount Hermon is situated 4 km southwest of Har Shaqed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shebaa and Majdal Shams.
Shebaa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shebaa is a municipality on the south-eastern tip of Lebanon. It has a largely Sunni Muslim population of 25,000 people. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,700 m above sea level, spreading across two steep rocky mountainsides. Shebaa is situated 4½ km northwest of Har Shaqed.
Majdal Shams
Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
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. Majdal Shams is situated 6 km south of Har Shaqed.
Hader
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hader is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Khan Arnabah Subdistrict of the Quneitra Governorate. It is in the portion of the governorate that is under de jure Syrian control. Hader is situated 6 km southeast of Har Shaqed.
Har Shaqed
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,984 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.31757° or 33° 19′ 3″ northLongitude
35.78678° or 35° 47′ 12″ eastElevation
1,984 metres (6,509 feet)Open location code
8G5Q8Q9P+2PGeoNames ID
12055445
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Har Shaqed” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “הר שקד”
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