Golan Heights
The Golan Heights (Arabic: هضبة الجولان Haḍbatu 'l-Jawlān or مرتفعات الجولان Murtafaʻātu l-Jawlān, Hebrew: רמת הגולן, Ramat ha-Golan (audio) ), or simply the Golan or the Syrian Golan, is a region in the Levant.
Latitude and longitude of El Qnaïtra
Satellite map of El Qnaïtra
El Qnaïtra is a city in Syrian Arab Republic.
Population: 36,143
Latitude: 33° 07' 33.42" N
Longitude: 35° 49' 28.60" E
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Bethsaida
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Quneitra
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Shebaa farms
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Nimrod Fortress
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Bashan
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Hula Valley
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Tel Hazor
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United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
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Venus of Berekhat Ram
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Mount Hermon ski resort
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Katzrin
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Rujm el-Hiri
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1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
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Upper Galilee
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Ain Mallaha
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