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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in Syria
- Also known as: “Bourgoch”, “Bourkoch”, and “Bourqoch”
Burqush
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.4662° or 33° 27′ 58″ northLongitude
35.98887° or 35° 59′ 20″ eastElevation
1,515 metres (4,970 feet)Open location code
8G5QFX8Q+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3199201860OpenStreetMap feature
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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