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
Quneitra, Syria · Asia
Mas‘adah sits on the route: 10 minutes from Buq‘ātā, 48km from Sea of Galilee.
Mas‘adah is a town located in Quneitra, Syria. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Mas‘adah sits in Syria. It's in the Asia/Damascus time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mas‘adah to your route.
Mas'ade (Arabic: مسعدة, Hebrew: מַסְעַדֶה) is a village in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council since 1982. The town has a predominantly Druze population.
It covers an area of 11,985 dunamsRead more
(11.985 km2; 4.627 sq mi), and in 2024 had a population of 4,205. Its inhabitants are mostly Syrian citizens and have permanent residency in Israel. Since the adoption of the 1981 Golan Heights Law, Mas'ade is under Israeli civil law and is incorporated into the Israeli system of local councils.
The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century. Mas'ade is one of the four remaining Druze-Syrian communities on the Israeli-occupied side of the Golan Heights and on Mount Hermon, together with Majdal Shams, Ein Qiniyye and Buq'ata. Geographically a distinction is made between the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, the boundary being marked by the Sa'ar Stream; however, administratively they are usually lumped together. Mas'ade and Buq'ata are on the Golan side of the boundary and are characterized by black volcanic rock (basalt), while Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye are on the Hermon side, thus sitting on limestone.
Near Mas'ade are Lake Ram and Odem Forest.
Mas'ade is located at the intersection of Highway 99, which leads west to Kiryat Shmona, and Highway 98, which leads north to Mount Hermon and south to the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee/Lake Tiberias).
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Mas‘adah is located in Quneitra, Syria, Asia. The coordinates are 33.2320 latitude, 35.7557 longitude.
Mas‘adah has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Syria.
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natural wonder
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
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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
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
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
landmark
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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