Quneitra
Quneitra is a ruins in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Quneitra is situated nearby to the aerodrome מנחת בנטל, as well as near the peak תל א-ריחניה.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quneitra Crossing and Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam.
Quneitra Crossing
Border checkpoint
Photo: Imrich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quneitra Crossing is a border crossing through the purple ceasefire line into the UNDOF controlled area between the Syrian controlled and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. Quneitra Crossing is situated 1½ km southwest of Quneitra.
Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam
Peak
Mount Bental (Arabic: جبل بنطل, جبل الغرام / ALA-LC: Jabal al-Gharam / "Mountain of Lust" "Jabal Bental"; Hebrew: הר בנטל, Har Bental, "Mount Bental" is a dormant volcano in the North-Eastern part of the Golan Heights, It extends to an elevation of 1,171 meters above sea level. Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam is situated 4 km west of Quneitra.
Syrian headquarters building in Quneitra
Ruins
Syrian headquarters building in Quneitra is a ruins, which is situated 2 km northwest of Quneitra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golan Heights and Ein Zivan.
Golan Heights
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria. It is situated in a high valley in the Golan Heights at 1,010 metres above sea level.
Ein Zivan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ein Zivan is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights, under the jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Ein Zivan is situated 4½ km southwest of Quneitra.
Merom Golan
Village
Merom Golan is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. Located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of Mount Bental, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. Merom Golan is situated 5 km west of Quneitra.
Quneitra
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.12506° or 33° 7′ 30″ northLongitude
35.82738° or 35° 49′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q4RGG+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 168711465OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Quneitra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القنيطرة”
- Hebrew: “קוניטרה”
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