Burqush
Burqush or Burkush is an archaeological site situated 30 kilometres west of Damascus, Syria. The nearby Wadi al-Qarn is an important breeding site for wild birds in the Middle East and has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 1,515 metres (4,970 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Syria
- Also known as“Bourgoch”“Bourkoch”“Bourqoch”
Burqush
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Latitude
33.4662° or 33° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.98887° or 35° 59′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G5QFX8Q+FG
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historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Burqush” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برقش”
- Hebrew: “בורקוש”
- Irish: “Burqush”
- Spanish: “Burqush”
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