Burqush

Burqush or Burkush is an archaeological site situated 30 kilometres west of , . The nearby Wadi al-Qarn is an important breeding site for wild birds in the and has been identified by BirdLife International as an .
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement in Syria
  • Also known as: “Bourgoch”, “Bourkoch”, and “Bourqoch”

Burqush

Latitude
33.4662° or 33° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
35.98887° or 35° 59′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,515 metres (4,970 feet)
Open location code
8G5QFX8Q+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3199201860
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
171139
Wiki­data ID
Q5000303
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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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