Bab El-Hawa
Bab El-Hawa is a ruins in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Bab El-Hawa is situated nearby to the protected area Brechat Bar’on Nature Reserve, as well as near the reservoir Baron Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bental Reservoir and Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merom Golan and El Rom.
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.
El Rom
Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Rom is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights. It is in the municipal territory 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. El Rom is situated 4 km north of Bab El-Hawa.
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.
Bab El-Hawa
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “שער הרוחות”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.14544° or 33° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
35.77689° or 35° 46′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8G5Q4QWG+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 217746775OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Bab El-Hawa” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “באב אל הווא”
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