H̱orbat Butmīya

H̱orbat Butmīya is a ruin in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. H̱orbat Butmīya is situated nearby to the village Al-Rafid.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orcha Hill and Tel Fares Nature Reserve.

Orcha Hill

Scenic viewpoint

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Orcha Hill is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km southwest of H̱orbat Butmīya.

Tel Fares Nature Reserve

Protected area

Photo: Alhimik, Public domain.

Tel Fares Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km northwest of H̱orbat Butmīya.

Orcha Pool

Spring

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Orcha Pool is a spring, which is situated 3 km southwest of H̱orbat Butmīya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Rafid and Keshet.

Al-Rafid

Village

Al-Rafid is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone.

Keshet is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War. Keshet is situated 8 km northwest of H̱orbat Butmīya.

Yonatan

Village

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Yonatan is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. Yonatan is situated 8 km west of H̱orbat Butmīya.

H̱orbat Butmīya

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Al Buţayḩah”, “Al Buţmīyah”, “Boutaiha”, “Boutiniye”, “Boutmîyé”, “El Boutaiha”, and “Horbat Butmiya”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.94613° or 32° 56′ 46″ north

Longitude

35.88097° or 35° 52′ 52″ east

Elevation

703 metres (2,306 feet)

Open location code

8G4QWVWJ+F9

GeoNames ID

173921

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“H̱orbat Butmīya” goes by many names.

Arabic: “البطمية”
Hebrew: “H̱orbat Butmīya”
Hebrew: “חורבת בוטמיה”
Russian: “Бутайха”

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