Ruqqad
The Ruqqad, also known as Wadi Raqqad, is a wadi flowing in south-west Syria. It flows into the Yarmouk River, of which it is one of the main tributaries, and forms the topographical eastern boundary of the Golan Heights.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of -73 metres (-240 feet)
- Description: wadi in the Golan Heights
- Also known as“Masīl Wādī ar Ruqqād”“Nahr er Rukhad”“Nahr er Ruqqād”“Nahr Raqqâd”“Ouâdi el Raqqâd”“Ruqqad Stream”“Wadi Rukhad”“Wādī Ruqqād”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meitsar and Afik.
Meitsar
Village
Metzar is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights. Meitsar is situated 3½ km northwest of Ruqqad.
Afik
Village
Afik is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. Afik is situated 6 km northwest of Ruqqad.
Eliad
Village
Eli-ad is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights. Eliad is situated 7 km north of Ruqqad.
Ruqqad
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Latitude
32.74175° or 32° 44′ 30″ north
Longitude
35.75062° or 35° 45′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G4QPQR2+M6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Ruqqad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسيل وادي الرقاد”
- Arabic: “وادي الرقاد”
- Arabic: “وادي رقاد”
- Cebuano: “Wādī ar Ruqqād”
- Czech: “Nachal Rakad”
- Czech: “Nahal Rakad”
- Dutch: “Wādī ar Ruqqād”
- Egyptian Arabic: “وادى الرقاد”
- Greek: “Ρακάντ”
- Hebrew: “נחל א-רקד”
- Hebrew: “נחל רוקאד”
- Hebrew: “נחל רוקד”
- Hebrew: “נחל רקד”
- Hebrew: “רוקאד”
- Indonesian: “Raqqad”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Raqqad”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ruqqad”
- Romanian: “Ruqqad”
- Russian: “Пересыхающая река Эр-Руккад”
- Russian: “Эр-Руккад”
- Spanish: “Wadi Ruqqad”
- Swedish: “Wādī ar Ruqqād”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Bāţin and Al Yāqūşah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ar Rufūf and ‘Ayn Umm Rushayd.
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