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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
AsiaSyriaDaraa
Nawá
Daraa, Syria · Asia
About Nawá
Nawá sits on the route: 15 minutes from Tasīl, 43km from Sea of Galilee.
Nawá is in Daraa, Syria, with about 47,000 people. The nearest town is Tasīl, about 9 km away.
Nawa (Arabic: نَوَىٰ, romanized: Nawā) is a city in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa Governorate. It has an altitude of 563 meters (1,847 ft). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nawa had a population of 47,066 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of aRead more
nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of six localities with a combined population of 57,404 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
In antiquity, Nawa had a significant Jewish population and also served as ecclesiastical seat, home to at least two 5th-century bishops. Under early Muslim rule Nawa was the principal city of the Hauran region and was widely associated with the prophet Job. The city declined at least by the 13th century. Under Mamluk rule it was the administrative center of the Jaydur district (the northwestern Hauran plain), a position it continued to under the Ottomans. Nawa remained a relatively large Muslim village throughout Ottoman rule, often second in size to Daraa. It was further characterized by its extensive basaltic ruins, many reused in the village's modern dwellings.
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Within an hour or so of Nawá: Sea of Galilee (43 km), Mount Arbel (51 km).
Where is Nawá?
Nawá is in Daraa, Syria, about 9 km from Tasīl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,066
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Syria
- Region
- Daraa
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates
- 32.8865, 36.0391
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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
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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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