Majdal Shams

Majdal Shams is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,154 metres. Majdal Shams is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include XO and Shouting hill.

Restaurant
Photo: Theipu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a restaurant.

Peak
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
is a hill in the . The hill is located near the Druze village of , in the area of the Golan that is occupied by Israel.

Reservoir
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a crater lake in the northeastern near the village of and . is situated 3½ km south of Majdal Shams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Majdal Shams and Neve Ativ.

Village
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The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of and . Israel held about two-thirds of the territory until 2025, when it extended its control.

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is an Israeli settlement organized as a small -styled moshav in the . Its located on the slopes of , 2 kilometers west of . it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.

Village
is a small Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, in the on the southern slopes of , and is the highest such civilian settlement in Israeli-controlled territory at 1,110 meters above sea level.

Majdal Shams

Latitude
33.26237° or 33° 15′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.76404° or 35° 45′ 51″ east
Elevation
1,154 metres (3,786 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q7Q67+WJ
Geo­Names ID
12503665
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