רקפות
רקפות is in Quneitra Governorate, Syria. רקפות is situated nearby to the village Giv‘at Yo’av, as well as near the hostel Genghis Khan in The Golan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ophir Viewpoint and Kurzi National Park.
Ophir Viewpoint
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ophir Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km northwest of רקפות.
Kurzi National Park
Protected area
Photo: Goldstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kursi is an archaeological site in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights of Syria. The site contains the remains of a Byzantine monastery and is traditionally identified as the location of Jesus' "Miracle of the Swine". Kurzi National Park is situated 3½ km northwest of רקפות.
Fiq
Ruins
Photo: Jakednb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiq was a Syrian town in the Golan Heights that administratively belonged to Quneitra Governorate. It sat at an altitude of 349 meters and had a population of 2,800 in 1967. Fiq is situated 4 km southeast of רקפות.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giv‘at Yo’av and Bené Yehuda.
Giv‘at Yo’av
Village
Photo: Lipaz667, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Givat Yoav is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, located in the Golan Heights. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Bené Yehuda
Village
Bnei Yehuda is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav located in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. The moshav was built in 1972 and falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council.
Neot Golan
Village
Neot Golan is an Israeli settlement and moshav, in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, and had a population of 741 in 2024.
רקפות
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Quneitra Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.79994° or 32° 47′ 60″ northLongitude
35.67418° or 35° 40′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQMXF+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13457552701OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“רקפות” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “רקפות”
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