Rujm el Yāqūsa
Rujm el Yāqūsa is an abandoned locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Rujm el Yāqūsa is situated nearby to the village Meitsar, as well as near the israeli settlement Meizar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fik Runway and Fiq.
Fik Runway
Aerodrome
Fik Airfield is an airfield in the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz Afik. The airfield has been used to test drones, including by Switzerland. Fik Runway is situated 3 km northwest of Rujm el Yāqūsa.
Fiq
Ruins
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiq was a Syrian town in the Golan Heights that administratively belonged to Quneitra Governorate. It sat at an altitude of 349 meters and had a population of 2,800 in 1967. Fiq is situated 3½ km west of Rujm el Yāqūsa.
281th Medical Regiment memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
281th Medical Regiment memorial is situated 4 km north of Rujm el Yāqūsa.
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. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.
Afik
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Afik is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Afik is situated 4 km west of Rujm el Yāqūsa.
Eliad
Village
Eli-ad is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2023 had a population of 602. Eliad is situated 4 km north of Rujm el Yāqūsa.
Rujm el Yāqūsa
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Rejem el Yâgoûssa”, “Rejm el Yâqoûssa”, “Rujm al Yâqoûssa”, “Rujm al Yāqūşah”, and “Rujm el Yaqusa”
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.77002° or 32° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
35.74036° or 35° 44′ 25″ eastElevation
365 metres (1,198 feet)Open location code
8G4QQPCR+24GeoNames ID
165238
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Rujm el Yāqūsa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رجم الياقوصة”
- Hebrew: “Rujm el Yāqūsa”
- Hebrew: “ר’גם אל-יקוצה”
Localities in the Area
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