Khirbat Abū Rakkah

Khirbat Abū Rakkah is a ruin in , and has an elevation of 942 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golan Heights and Buq’ata.

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Quneitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the in south-western . It is situated in a high valley in the at 1,010 metres above sea level.

Village
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Buq'ata is a town in southwestern Syria, in the , . It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. is situated 7 km northwest of Khirbat Abū Rakkah.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern in the municipal territory 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 7 km west of Khirbat Abū Rakkah.

Khirbat Abū Rakkah

Latitude
33.17528° or 33° 10′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.85094° or 35° 51′ 3″ east
Elevation
942 metres (3,091 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q5VG2+49
Geo­Names ID
8430047
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In Other Languages

“Khirbat Abū Rakkah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خربة أبو ركة”
  • Arabic: “خربة أبي ركة”

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