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Al Qusaybah Destination Guide

Discover Al Qusaybah in Syria

Al Qusaybah in the region of Quneitra is a town located in Syria - some 41 mi or ( 67 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Qusaybah

Local time in Al Qusaybah is now 05:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Jasim, Nawa, Khasfayn, and Aleppo. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Qusaybah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Welcome to GOLAN...Land of Peace.

3:40 min by Khaled TheSyrian
Views: 2558 Rating: 3.67

We looked to Golan that day, maybe we couldn't reach to him but...he was as always...in our hearts ..

Golan Olive Oil Tasting - with Villa Rimona Zimmers

2:21 min by VillageIsrael
Views: 349 Rating: 5.00

You may have been to a "wine tasting" or even a "scotch tasting," but recently we tried an "olive oil tasting" in Katzrin on the Golan Heights. It's a great stop after a morning or afternoon of nature ..


Scirocco Club - Fall 2012

1:28 min by RDiscover
Views: 160 Rating: 5.00

Just another morning trip of Scirocco.co.il Ramat Ha'Golan, ISRAEL. Fall of 2012. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bashan

Bashan is a biblical place first mentioned in Genesis 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates "smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth", where Og the king of Bashan had his residence. At the time of Israel's entrance into the Promised Land, Og came out against them, but was utterly routed. This country extended from Gilead in the south to Hermon in the north, and from the Jordan river on the west to Salcah on the east.

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Located at 33.02 35.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Torah places

Highway 98 (Israel)

Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line of the occupied territory with the rest of Syria. The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret, first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon. There it meets Route 999.

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Located at 33.03 35.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Roads in Israel, Roads in Israeli-occupied territories

Rujm el-Hiri

Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center. It is located in the Golan Heights, some 16 kilometres east of the eastern coast of the Sea of Galilee, in the middle of a large plateau covered with hundreds of dolmen. Made up of more than 42,000 basalt rocks arranged in concentric circles, it has a mound 15 feet tall at its center. Some circles are complete, others incomplete.

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Located at 32.91 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Chalcolithic, Former populated places on the Golan Heights, Megalithic monuments, Prehistoric sites on the Golan Heights, Stone circles

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 on 31 May 1971, to implement Resolution 338 (1973) which called for an immediate ceasefire and implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. The resolution was passed on the same day the "Agreement on Disengagement" was signed between Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights, finally establishing a ceasefire to end the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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Located at 33.12 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Golan Heights, Military units and formations established in 1974, United Nations operations in the Middle East, Yom Kippur War

Battle of Yarmouk

The Battle of Yarmouk was a major battle between the Muslim Arab forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire. The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River, along what is today the border between Syria and Jordan, south-east of the Sea of Galilee. The result of the battle was a complete Muslim victory which ended Byzantine rule in Syria.

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Located at 32.81 35.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 630s conflicts, 630s in the Byzantine Empire, 636, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Battles of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Battles of Khalid ibn Walid, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Muslim conquest of Syria