Majdal Shams
Majdal Shams is a village in Quneitra Governorate, Syria and has about 10,800 residents and an elevation of 1,154 metres. Majdal Shams is situated nearby to the village Neve Ativ, as well as near Nimrod.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Pond
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 4 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 holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third.
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. Neve Ativ is situated 2½ km west of Majdal Shams.
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. Nimrod is situated 3 km southwest of Majdal Shams.
Majdal Shams
- Type: Village with 10,800 residents
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.26794° or 33° 16′ 5″ northLongitude
35.7682° or 35° 46′ 6″ eastPopulation
10,800Elevation
1,154 metres (3,786 feet)Open location code
8G5Q7Q99+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 602728607OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12503665
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Majdal Shams” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مجدل شمس”
- French: “Majdal Shams”
- Hebrew: “מג’דל שמס”
- Russian: “Мадждаль-Шамс”
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