Ma’agar Butmīya

Ma’agar Butmīya is a reservoir in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. Ma’agar Butmīya is situated nearby to the locality Qunayr, as well as near the abandoned locality Al Jūkhadār.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orcha Hill and Orcha Pool.

Orcha Hill

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orcha Hill is a scenic viewpoint.

Orcha Pool

Spring

Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orcha Pool is a spring.

Tel Fares Nature Reserve

Protected area

Photo: Alhimik, Public domain.

Tel Fares Nature Reserve is a protected area, which is situated 3 km north of Ma’agar Butmīya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Rafid and Yonatan.

Al-Rafid is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, in the portion of the province under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone. Al-Rafid is situated 3½ km northeast of Ma’agar Butmīya.

Yonatan

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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 7 km west of Ma’agar Butmīya.

Keshet

Village

Photo: yanshoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keshet is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War. Keshet is situated 8 km northwest of Ma’agar Butmīya.

Ma’agar Butmīya

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Ma’agar Butmiya”
Category: body of water
Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.93762° or 32° 56′ 15″ north

Longitude

35.8728° or 35° 52′ 22″ east

Elevation

679 metres (2,228 feet)

Open location code

8G4QWVQF+24

GeoNames ID

13628685

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In Other Languages

“Ma’agar Butmīya” goes by many names.

Hebrew: “Ma’agar Butmīya”
Hebrew: “מאגר בוטמויה”

Localities in the Area

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