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natural wonder
Sea of Galilee
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Mas‘adah
Quneitra, Syria · Asia
About Mas‘adah
Mas‘adah sits on the route: 10 minutes from Buq‘ātā, 48km from Sea of Galilee.
Mas‘adah is in Quneitra, Syria. The nearest town is Buq‘ātā, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Mas‘adah?
Within an hour or so of Mas‘adah: Sea of Galilee (48 km), Mount Arbel (51 km), Tyre (Sour) (52 km), Sidon Sea Castle (52 km).
Where is Mas‘adah?
Mas‘adah is in Quneitra, Syria, about 4 km from Buq‘ātā.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Syria
- Region
- Quneitra
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates
- 33.2320, 35.7557
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Worth the detour from Mas‘adah
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Arbel
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
51 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Tyre (Sour)
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
52 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Sidon Sea Castle
A 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the Lebanese mainland by a narrow causeway, guarding the ancient port of Sidon.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Beiteddine Palace
Emir Bashir II's early-19th-century palace in the Chouf, built over thirty years with carved cedar ceilings, inlaid marble and a museum of Byzantine mosaics in the stables. Still the president's official summer residence.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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- 51 kmMount ArbelA cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
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