Ra’s ar Raqāriţ

Ra’s ar Raqāriţ is a hill in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 280 metres. Ra’s ar Raqāriţ is situated nearby to the locality Qiţ‘at al Jundī, as well as near the village Kfar Haruv.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fiq and Ein Shoko.

Fiq

Ruins

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Fiq was a Syrian town in the Golan Heights that administratively belonged to Quneitra Governorate. It sat at an altitude of 349 meters and had a population of 2,800 in 1967. Fiq is situated 2½ km northeast of Ra’s ar Raqāriţ.

Ein Shoko

Spring

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Ein Shoko is a spring, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Ra’s ar Raqāriţ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Haruv and Afik.

Kfar Haruv

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kfar Haruv is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz located in the southern Golan Heights. It was built on the site of the depopulated Syrian village of Kafr Harib.

Afik

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Afik is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. It was established in 1972 close to the abandoned Syrian village of Fiq following Israel's capture and occupation of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Afik is situated 3 km northeast of Ra’s ar Raqāriţ.

Neot Golan

Village

Neot Golan is an Israeli settlement and moshav, in the southern Golan Heights, under the occupation of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 741 in 2024. Neot Golan is situated 3½ km north of Ra’s ar Raqāriţ.

Ra’s ar Raqāriţ

Type: Hill with an elevation of 280 metres
Also known as: “Ra’s ar Raqarit”
Category: landform
Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.75768° or 32° 45′ 28″ north

Longitude

35.68266° or 35° 40′ 58″ east

Elevation

280 metres (919 feet)

Open location code

8G4QQM5M+33

GeoNames ID

9197160

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In Other Languages

“Ra’s ar Raqāriţ” goes by many names.

Arabic: “رأس الرقارط”

Localities in the Area

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