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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Ţafas
Daraa, Syria · Asia
About Ţafas
Ţafas sits on the route: 10 minutes from Al Muzayrīb, 46km from Sea of Galilee.
Ţafas is in Daraa, Syria, with about 31,000 people. The nearest town is Al Muzayrīb, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Ţafas?
Within an hour or so of Ţafas: Sea of Galilee (46 km), Jerash (54 km), Mount Arbel (54 km), Ajloun Castle (56 km).
Where is Ţafas?
Ţafas is in Daraa, Syria, about 5 km from Al Muzayrīb.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,249
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Syria
- Region
- Daraa
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates
- 32.7371, 36.0665
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Worth the detour from Ţafas
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
54 km · about 60 min 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Ţafas
- 54 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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