Middle East
Syria
Quneitra Governorate

Ortal

Ortal is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern . The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.
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  • Type: Village with 335 residents
  • Description: human settlement in the Golan Heights
  • Also known as: “Oretal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shipon and 1204 Mt. Avital.

Scenic viewpoint
This is a list of mountains in the .

Peak
Photo: Scarlight, Public domain.
is a peak, which is situated 4 km northeast of Ortal.

Archaeological site
Kafr Naffakh is an abandoned village in the central . is situated 3½ km southwest of Ortal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Zivan and Sha’al.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern , under the jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 3½ km east of Ortal.

Village
Sha'al is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the northern . In 2023 it had a population of 437. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. is situated 5 km northwest of Ortal.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
The is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of and . Israel holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third.

Ortal

Latitude
33.08526° or 33° 5′ 7″ north
Longitude
35.76197° or 35° 45′ 43″ east
Population
335
Elevation
915 metres (3,002 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q3QP6+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92005678
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
443098
Wiki­data ID
Q2890206
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ortal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أورتال”
  • Czech: “Ortal”
  • French: “Ortal”
  • German: “Ortal (Kibbuz)”
  • German: “Ortal”
  • Hebrew: “אורטל”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ortal i Golanhøgdene”
  • Polish: “Ortal”
  • Turkish: “Ortal”
  • Vietnamese: “Ortal, Golan Heights”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ortal”. Photo: Yvonnefm, CC BY-SA 3.0.