Keshet
Keshet is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War.Photo: yanshoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 799 residents
- Description: human settlement in the Golan Heights
- Also known as: “Keshet, Golan Heights”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Hoshania and Einot Pekham.
Tel Hoshania
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Khushniyeh, or Khishniyyeh is a former Syrian town located in the Golan Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yonatan and Aniam.
Yonatan
Village
Aniam
Village
Alonei HaBashan
Village
Keshet
- Categories: moshav, Judea and Samaria community, and locality
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.98073° or 32° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
35.80859° or 35° 48′ 31″ eastPopulation
799Open location code
8G4QXRJ5+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 495939594OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2889823
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Keshet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Keshet” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kešet”
- Czech: “Keshet”
- Czech: “Qeshet”
- French: “Keshet”
- Hebrew: “מושב קשת”
- Hebrew: “קשת”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Keshet i Golanhøgdene”
- Polish: “Keshet”
- Polish: “Keszet”
- Turkish: “Keşet (Golan Tepeleri)”
- Vietnamese: “Keshet, Golan Heights”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Keshet”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keshet and Yonatan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include בית כנסת קשת and Givat Talia.
Syria: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Damascus, Aleppo, Golan Heights, and Homs.
Curious Villages to Discover
Uncover intriguing villages from every corner of the globe.