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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 516 metres (1,693 feet)
  • 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”
    “Tell el Bazouq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giv’at Bezek and 405th Reg. memorial.
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is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Rujm el-Hiri.
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is situated 4 km northeast of Rujm el-Hiri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonatan and Haspin.
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is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central . is situated 3½ km north of Rujm el-Hiri.
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, widely known as Hispin, is a religious Israeli… is situated 7 km south of Rujm el-Hiri.
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is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern . is situated 7 km south of Rujm el-Hiri.

Rujm el-Hiri

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Latitude
32.90865° or 32° 54′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.80104° or 35° 48′ 4″ east
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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