Middle East
Syria
Quneitra Governorate

Rujm el-Hiri

Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim, and also known as the Wheel of Giants, is an ancient stone, or megalithic, structure consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus, a mound of earth and stone, at its center.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in the Golan Heights
  • Also known as: “Gilgal Refaim”, “Gilgal Refim”, “Rujum el Hiri”, “Tall al Bādhūk”, “Tall al Bāzūq”, “Tell el Bazoq”, and “Tell el Bazouq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giv’at Bezek and 405th Reg. memorial.

Peak
Photo: Orfia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Rujm el-Hiri.

Memorial
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 4 km northeast of Rujm el-Hiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonatan and Ramat Magshimim.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central . Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. is situated 3 km north of Rujm el-Hiri.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern . In 2023 it had a population of 821. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law. is situated 7 km south of Rujm el-Hiri.

Village
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, widely known as Hispin, is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the southern . The international community considers the settlement illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 7 km south of Rujm el-Hiri.

Rujm el-Hiri

Latitude
32.90865° or 32° 54′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.80104° or 35° 48′ 4″ east
Elevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)
Open location code
8G4QWR52+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 697073194
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
171505
Wiki­data ID
Q1914227
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rujm el-Hiri” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الباذوك”
  • Arabic: “رجم الهري”
  • Bulgarian: “Колелото на душите”
  • Cebuano: “Rujm al Hirrī”
  • Czech: “Gilgal Refajim”
  • Czech: “Rogem Hiri”
  • Czech: “Rudžm el-Hiri”
  • Danish: “Rujm el-Hiri”
  • Dutch: “Rujm al Hirrī”
  • Dutch: “Rujm al-Hiri”
  • Dutch: “Rujm al-Hīrī”
  • French: “Rujm el-Hiri”
  • German: “Rujm el-Hiri”
  • Hebrew: “Rujm el Hīrī”
  • Hebrew: “גלגל רפאים”
  • Hebrew: “רג’ם אל-הירי”
  • Hebrew: “רוג’ם אל הירי”
  • Italian: “Rujm el-Hiri”
  • Persian: “گیلگال رفعیم”
  • Polish: “Rujum el Hiri”
  • Russian: “Колесо духов”
  • Spanish: “Rujm el-Hiri”
  • Swedish: “Rujm al Hirrī”
  • Ukrainian: “Колесо духів”

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