Majdal Shams
Majdal Shams is a locality in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,154 metres. Majdal Shams is situated nearby to the locality Arḑ al Buraykī, as well as near Al Qāţi‘ al Mulāţīs.Places of Interest
Highlights include XO and Shouting hill.
Shouting hill
Peak
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
Shouting Hill is a hill in the Golan Heights. The hill is located near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the area of the Golan that is occupied by Israel.
Lake Ram
Reservoir
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Ram is a crater lake in the northeastern Golan Heights near the village of Mas'ade and Mount Hermon. Lake Ram is situated 3½ km south of Majdal Shams.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Majdal Shams and Neve Ativ.
Majdal Shams
Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Israel held about two-thirds of the territory until 2025, when it extended its control.
Neve Ativ
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neve Ativ, is an Israeli settlement organized as a small Alpine-styled moshav in the Golan Heights. Located on the slopes of Mount Hermon, 2 kilometers west of Majdal Shams. it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.
Nimrod
Village
Nimrod is a small Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, in the Golan Heights on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, and is the highest such civilian settlement in Israeli-controlled territory at 1,110 meters above sea level.
Majdal Shams
- Type: Locality
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.26237° or 33° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
35.76404° or 35° 45′ 51″ eastElevation
1,154 metres (3,786 feet)Open location code
8G5Q7Q67+WJGeoNames ID
12503665
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