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Rawiyah Destination Guide

Discover Rawiyah in Syria

Rawiyah 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 .

Interactive map of Rawiyah

Local time in Rawiyah is now 07:57 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, Za'arta, Rawiyah, Qarhata, 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 Rawiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Driving Through The Golan Heights

5:48 min by Richard Jernigan
Views: 13855 Rating: 4.90

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

2:26 min by Gil Cohen
Views: 1744 Rating: 0.00

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

0:46 min by giladnba
Views: 568 Rating: 0.00

Three hour from the big city, Tel-Aviv,you can find green mountains and nature reserves everywhere. The beautiful Israeli Golan heights! ..

video5.mov: מעינות סביב דרך המוסכים

0:36 min by lichteryoav
Views: 29 Rating: 0.00

See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 33.10 35.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Israel, Lakes of the Great Rift Valley, Nature reserves in Israel, Ramsar sites in Israel, Regions of Israel, Shrunken lakes, Valleys of Israel, Visitor attractions in Israel

Jordan River

The Jordan River or River Jordan is a 251-kilometre -long river in West Asia flowing to the Dead Sea. Currently, the river serves as the eastern border of the State of Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the western border of Jordan. In Christian tradition, Jesus was baptised in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan takes its name from this river.

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Located at 33.19 35.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Catholic pilgrimage sites, Environmental issues in Israel, Geography of Israel, Geography of Palestine, Geography of the West Bank, Great Rift Valley, Hebrew Bible rivers, New Testament places, Old Testament Apocrypha places, Rivers of Israel, Rivers of Jordan, Rivers of Syria, Rivers of the West Bank, Sacred rivers, Tourism in Jordan

Dubrovin Farm

Dubrovin Farm was one of the first farms in the Hulah Valley. It was established by Stanislav Dubrovin (1863–1967) who moved to Ottoman Syria with his family in 1903. Dubrovin left Astrakhan and settled in the north of the country near Yesod HaMa'ala. Dubrovin and his family were Subbotniks, Russian Christians who kept seventh-day Sabbath. After their conversion to Judaism, they took Hebrew names. Stanislav became "Yoav", and his wife became "Rachel".

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Located at 33.06 35.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Israel, History museums in Israel, History of Palestine, Museums in Israel

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.

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

Ain Mallaha

Ain Mallaha, also known as Eynan, was a Natufian settlement built and settled circa 10,000–8,000 BCE. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming.

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Located at 33.09 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Israel, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Natufian sites, Prehistoric sites in Israel