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
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
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 administration of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 744 in 2023. 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″ northLongitude
35.68266° or 35° 40′ 58″ eastElevation
280 metres (919 feet)Open location code
8G4QQM5M+33GeoNames ID
9197160
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In Other Languages
“Ra’s ar Raqāriţ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس الرقارط”
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