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Discover Al Birah in Syria

Al Birah in the region of Quneitra is a place located in Syria - some 47 mi or ( 75 km ) South-West of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Birah

Local time in Al Birah is now 10:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lawmiyat Wadis, Nicosia, Safabir, Aleppo, and Damascus. When in this area, you might want to check out Lawmiyat Wadis . We discovered 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 Birah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Quneitra

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Katzrin Park - Ancient Talmudic Village - Golan Heights - with Villa Rimona Zimmers

2:19 min by VillageIsrael
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If you love archeology but have a hard time imagining what it would be like to live in a home in Israel 2000 years ago, then join us for a 45 minute drive from Villa Rimona in Yavne'el to Qatsrin in t ..


צימר דרך הטבע, מושב אניעם, צימר בצפון, רמת הגולן | Weekend

2:24 min by Zimmers4you
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ברוכים הבאים אל סוויטות גדולות ומפוארות, מעוצבות בסגנון רומנטי באווירה קסומה ורגועה. את מתחם ספא ואירוח בדרך הטבע סובבים עצי פרי ונוי, צמחייה מרהיבה ושבילי גישה... ..

Ayit Falls - Golan Heights - with Villa Rimona

1:13 min by VillageIsrael
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If you love nature but don't like hiking, here's a beautiful site for your next visit to the Golan. Mapal Ayit is right on highway 808 not far from Gamla. The waterfall is a few steps from the parking ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Petroleum Road

The Petroleum Road is a privately owned north-south asphalt road in the Golan Heights. It is 47 km long. It begins near Mount Paras on the east edge of the central Golan, and ends in the northern Golan near the Israeli controlled Golan-Lebanese frontier, nearby Ghajar. Most of the road is marked on maps as inaccessible to traffic because of poor road quality. The name Petroleum Road derives from the now defunct oil pipeline of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company, which the road runs adjacent to.

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Located at 33.02 35.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Golan Heights, Roads in Israeli-occupied territories

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 6 km away
Tags: Hebrew Bible places, Torah places

Golan Heights Winery

The Golan Heights Winery is an Israeli winery located in Katzrin, built on the site of an agricultural village from the Mishnaic period in the Golan Heights. It is Israel's third largest winery. In 2012, Golan Heights Winery was named New World Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

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Located at 32.99 35.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Companies established in 1984, Golan Heights, Wineries in the Golan Heights, Wineries of Israel

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 7 km away
Tags: Roads in Israel, Roads in Israeli-occupied territories

Golan Regional Council

The Golan Regional Council is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 19 moshavim and 10 kibbutzim, and other villages. The council headquarters are in Katzrin. The current Head of Council is Eli Malka. The Golan Heights were captured by Israel from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967.

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Located at 32.99 35.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Golan Heights, Golan Regional Council, Israeli settlements, Regional councils in Israel