Majdal Shams

#262 among destinations in Israel

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Majdal Shams is a Druze town in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon, north of the Golan Heights. The majority of residents are of Syrian-Druze origin. Since the June 1967 Six-Day War, the village has been held by Israel as part of its military occupation of the Golan Heights, first under martial law, but since the adoption of the 1981 Golan Heights Law under Israeli civil law, and incorporated into the Israeli system of local councils. ()

Alternative names: Population: 11 thous. (2020)Area: 5.99 mi²Coordinates: 33°15'55"N, 35°45'48"E

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Majdal Shams – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Ram, Tel Azaziat, Har Senaim.

2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ram
58 min walk • Lake Ram is a crater lake in the northeastern Golan Heights, near the village of Mas'ade and Mount Hermon.
6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tel Azaziat
159 min walk • Tel Azaziat is a hill in the foothills of the Golan Heights in northern Israel, 330 m above sea level, 1.5 km east of moshav She'ar Yashuv, 1.5 km south east of kibbutz Dan and 2 km west of Tel Faher.
2.1 miW
Archaeological site
Har Senaim
55 min walk • Har Senaim or Senaim, is an archaeological site that sits on a peak near Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, 15 kilometres north east of Kiryat Shmona and 4 kilometres from Banias.