Majdal Shams
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.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 4 km south of Majdal Shams.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neve Ativ and Nimrod.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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 Spanish—“Majdal Shams” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مجدل شمس”
- French: “Majdal Shams”
- German: “Madschdal Schams”
- Hebrew: “מג’דל שמס”
- Russian: “Мадждаль-Шамс”
- Spanish: “Majdal Shams”
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