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Explore Khan Arnabah in Syria

Khan Arnabah in the region of Quneitra is a town in Syria - some 32 mi or ( 52 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Khan Arnabah

Current time in Khan Arnabah is now 05:26 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Suhayta, Sa'sa, Raqqadiyah, and Mazra'at Bayt Jinn. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Khan Arnabah ? 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 ..

Mountain biking. Israel. Hermon - Horshat Tal (Golan). Хермон - Хоршат Таль (Голанские Высоты). Израиль.

8:13 min by Igor Skorubsky
Views: 1221 Rating: 0.00

11.11.2006. Велопоходы по Израилю. Голанские Высоты.--- Подробное описание этого маршрута и фотографии: is-israel.com Descriptions and Photos (english translation by Google): 209.85.135.104 ..


Magic City sana & foxy by star 2000 tv

1:17 min by sameer said ahmed
Views: 959 Rating: 0.00

ترقبوا العرض الكبير لمسرحية سناء وفوكسي وذلك يوم الثلاثاء الواقع في 21/8/2012 في الماجيك سيتي مجدل شمس .. سعر التذكرة 20 شيكل فقط ..

Magic City by star 2000 tv

1:31 min by sameer said ahmed
Views: 495 Rating: 0.00

ترقبوا المفاجأة الكبرى ... مفاجأة الصيف ولأول مرة في الجولان ... السيرك الأفريقي الكبير في الـ " مـاجيك سـيتي " مجدل شمس ... وذلك يوم الاربعاء الواقع في 25/7/2012 في تمام... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.12 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Golan Heights, Military units and formations established in 1974, United Nations operations in the Middle East, Yom Kippur War

Valley of Tears

The Valley of Tears is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973 the Syrian 7th Infantry Division attacked the Israeli 7th Armored Brigade in the area between Mount Hermonit and a southern ridge known as "Booster" in Israel, or Tel el Mekhafi in Arabic. The Syrians started the offensive with an artillery barrage, but failed to move tanks across the anti-tank ditch.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.18 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Battles of the Yom Kippur War, Tank battles

Quneitra

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 an elevation of 1,010 metres (3,313 feet) above sea level. Quneitra was founded in the Ottoman era as a way station on the caravan route to Damascus and subsequently became a garrison town of some 20,000 people, strategically located near the ceasefire line with Israel. Its name is Arabic for "the little bridge".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.13 35.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Arab–Israeli conflict, Cities in Syria, Destroyed cities, Fertile Crescent, Former populated places on the Golan Heights, Golan Heights

Quneitra Crossing

The Quneitra Crossing is a ceasefire line crossing between Syrian controlled territory and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. Syrian Druze from the Golan Heights are permitted to cross through the passage to study, work and live in Syria. The crossing is also used for the export of apples grown by Israeli Druze farmers under the auspices of the Red Cross. The only concrete guard post along the border is at the Quneitra crossing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.11 35.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Golan Heights, Israel–Syria border crossings

Venus of Berekhat Ram

The Venus of Berekhat Ram is a pebble found at Berekhat Ram on the Golan Heights in the summer of 1981 by archaeologist N. Goren-Inbar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. An article by Goren-Inbar and S. Peltz (1995) claims it has been modified to represent a female human figure, identifying it as a possible artefact made by Homo erectus of the later Acheulean, in the early Middle Paleolithic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.23 35.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological artifacts, Paleolithic, Venus figurines

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