Al Yaqoussa
Al Yaqoussa is a ruins in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Al Yaqoussa is situated nearby to the village Meitsar, as well as near the aerodrome Fik Runway.Places of Interest Nearby
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 Al Yaqoussa.
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 Al Yaqoussa.
281th Medical Regiment memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
281th Medical Regiment memorial is situated 3½ km north of Al Yaqoussa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meitsar and Afik.
Meitsar
Village
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.
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 Al Yaqoussa.
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 Al Yaqoussa.
Al Yaqoussa
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “El Yaqoussa, El Yâqoûssa, Al Yâqoûssa”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77137° or 32° 46′ 17″ northLongitude
35.7403° or 35° 44′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQPCR+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 573515100OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Yaqoussa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الياقوس”
- French: “Al Yaqoussa”
- German: “Al Yaqoussa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rujm al Yaqoussa and מפל מיצר עליון.
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