Meitsar
Metzar is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.- Type: Village with 56 residents
- Description: Israeli kibbutz in the occupied Golan Heights
- Also known as: “Metzar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fik Runway and Fiq.
Fik Runway
Aerodrome
Fiq Airfield is an airfield in the Quneitra Governorate, Syria, occupied by Israel, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz Afik. The airfield has been used to test drones, including by Switzerland. Fik Runway is situated 3 km northwest of Meitsar.
Fiq
Ruins
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiq was a Syrian town in the Golan Heights that administratively belonged to Quneitra Governorate. It sat at an altitude of 349 meters and had a population of 2,800 in 1967. Fiq is situated 3½ km west of Meitsar.
281th Medical Regiment memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
281th Medical Regiment memorial is situated 4 km north of Meitsar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afik and Eliad.
Afik
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afik is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Afik is situated 3½ km west of Meitsar.
Eliad
Village
Eli-ad is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2024 had a population of 594. Eliad is situated 4 km north of Meitsar.
Neot Golan
Village
Neot Golan is an Israeli settlement and moshav, in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 741 in 2024. Neot Golan is situated 4½ km northwest of Meitsar.
Meitsar
- Categories: kibbutz, Israeli settlement, and locality
- Location: Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.76869° or 32° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
35.73698° or 35° 44′ 13″ eastPopulation
56Open location code
8G4QQP9P+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 300161573OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2890636
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