Ma’agar Dvash
Ma’agar Dvash is a reservoir in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Ma’agar Dvash is situated nearby to the locality Jurmāyā, as well as near the abandoned locality Deir Mu‘adal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Giv’at Bezek and Rujm el-Hiri.
Rujm el-Hiri
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Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim, and also known as the Wheel of Giants, is an ancient stone, or megalithic, structure consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus, a mound of earth and stone, at its center. Rujm el-Hiri is situated 2½ km east of Ma’agar Dvash.
Deir Qeruh
Ruins
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Deir Qeruh is a ruined Byzantine-period village in the Golan Heights, located within an Israeli national park, the Gamla nature reserve. The village was located near Gamla, a much older fortified town. Deir Qeruh is situated 3 km southwest of Ma’agar Dvash.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yonatan and Aniam.
Yonatan
Village
Yonatan is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the central Golan Heights. Initially a moshav shitufi, it underwent a privatization process to become a community settlement. Yonatan is situated 3 km northeast of Ma’agar Dvash.
Aniam
Village
Aniam is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, located in the Golan Heights. The settlement was built in 1978 and falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. Aniam is situated 5 km northwest of Ma’agar Dvash.
Natur
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Natur is an Israeli settlement and mixed secular-religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights, located near one of the region’s largest streams, Nahal Samakh, and about 10 kilometers from Lake Kinneret. Natur is situated 7 km south of Ma’agar Dvash.
Ma’agar Dvash
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.91712° or 32° 55′ 2″ northLongitude
35.77485° or 35° 46′ 30″ eastElevation
499 metres (1,637 feet)Open location code
8G4QWQ8F+RWGeoNames ID
13628658
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In Other Languages
“Ma’agar Dvash” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “Ma’agar Dvash”
- Hebrew: “מאגר דבש”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jurmāyā and Deir Mu‘adal.
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