Khirbat Rakisa

Khirbat Rakisa is a locality in , . Khirbat Rakisa is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Husn and Aydoun.

Town
Photo: Issagm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in northern , located 65 km north of , and about 7 km south of . It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops.

Town
is the name of a city in in . Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018. is situated 3 km north of Khirbat Rakisa.

Village
or Al-Husn Camp, known locally as Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp in . It is located near Al Husn, about 80 kilometres north of . is situated 4 km east of Khirbat Rakisa.

Khirbat Rakisa

Latitude
32.48333° or 32° 29′ north
Longitude
35.86667° or 35° 52′ east
Open location code
8G4QFVM8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 802833197
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Khirbat Rakisa” goes by many names.

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