Umm el Kanatir

Umm el-Qanatir, also spelled Umm el-Kanatir, recent Israeli name Ein Keshatot, is an archaeological site, located on the Israeli-occupied , whose main phase is dated to the mid-5th–8th centuries.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in the Golan Heights
  • Also known as: “Umm el-Qanatir”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 . is situated 3 km northwest of Umm el Kanatir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Natur and Avnei Eitan.

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Israeli settlement and mixed secular-religious moshav in the southern , located near one of the region’s largest streams, Nahal Samakh, and about 10 kilometers from Lake Kinneret.

Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern , located at an elevation of 385 meters above sea level. Located to the east of the , it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. is situated 4 km southeast of Umm el Kanatir.

Village
Photo: Isarbh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 4 km southwest of Umm el Kanatir.

Umm el Kanatir

Latitude
32.84996° or 32° 50′ 60″ north
Longitude
35.73776° or 35° 44′ 16″ east
Open location code
8G4QRPXQ+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2905508604
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q863958
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Umm el Kanatir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أم القناطر”
  • Dutch: “Umm el Kanatir”
  • Hebrew: “אום אל קנטיר”
  • Hebrew: “אום אל-קנאטיר”
  • Hebrew: “אום אל-קנאטר”
  • Hebrew: “עין קשתות”
  • Hebrew: “קשתות רחבעם”
  • Persian: “ام القناطر”
  • Romanian: “Umm al-Kanatir”
  • Spanish: “Kshatot Rehavam”
  • Spanish: “Um el Kanatir”

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