Discover Qarhata in Syria
Qarhata in the region of Quneitra is a town located in Syria - some 44 mi or ( 70 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital .
Local time in Qarhata is now 12:09 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Rawiyah, Qarhata, Mughr, and Mas'adah. 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 Qarhata ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Driving Through The Golan Heights
The main thing that interests me is the music playing on the car radio. Please let me know if you can identify it and the artist. The station was 94.5 FM out of Safed (I think). I was traveling north ..
A trip in the Golan High
קליפ שערכתי המתעד טיול ברמת הגולן. ברקע - השיר "ילד תם" של ירמי קפלן - כל הזכויות על השיר שמורות לו ולחברת NMC. ..
The Banias Nature Reserve - Israel
Three hour from the big city, Tel-Aviv,you can find green mountains and nature reserves everywhere. The beautiful Israeli Golan heights! ..
ROGER EL RASSI - Live from Beirut Souks (ببيروت) - Percussion Performance & Interview
Roger has had a passion for percussion since the early age of 4 and began his formal education at the age of 11 in the National Conservatory of Lebanon. His early days of percussion were steeped in a ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Highway 91 (Israel)
Highway 91 is an east-west highway in northern Israel and the Golan Heights. It extends through the Jordan Rift Valley and the central Golan Heights. It begins in the west at Mahanayim junction with Highway 90, and it ends in the east at Zivan junction near the Israeli settlement Ein Zivan, where it meets Highway 98. The road is 28 km long.
Located at 33.03 35.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 33.11 35.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Hula Valley
The Hula Valley is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding grounds for malaria, was drained in the 1950s. A small section of the valley was later reflooded in an attempt to revive a nearly extinct ecosystem. An estimated 500 million migrating birds now pass through the Hula Lake Park every year.
Located at 33.10 35.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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".
Located at 33.13 35.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 33.18 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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