Maţakh al Birkah

Maţakh al Birkah is a locality in , and has an elevation of 954 metres. Maţakh al Birkah is situated nearby to the abandoned locality , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bental Reservoir and Mount Bental/Tal Al-Gharam.

Reservoir
Photo: Theipu, CC0.

Peak
Mount Bental (Arabic: جبل بنطل, جبل الغرام / ALA-LC: Jabal al-Gharam / "Mountain of Lust" "Jabal Bental"; Hebrew: הר בנטל, Har Bental, "Mount Bental" is a dormant volcano in the North-Eastern part of the , It extends to an elevation of 1,171 meters above sea level.

Peak
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merom Golan and El Rom.

Village
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is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the . Located at the bottom of the volcanic crater of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.

Village
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km north of Maţakh al Birkah.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Maţakh al Birkah

Latitude
33.14196° or 33° 8′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.7729° or 35° 46′ 22″ east
Elevation
954 metres (3,130 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q4QRF+Q5
Geo­Names ID
8450105
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In Other Languages

“Maţakh al Birkah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطخ البركة”

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Highlights include Khirbat as Sūs and Ma‘agar Bental.

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