Golan Heights
The Golan Heights (Arabic: هضبة الجولان Haḍbatu 'l-Jawlān or مرتفعات الجولان Murtafaʻātu l-Jawlān, Hebrew: רמת הגולן, Ramat ha-Golan (audio) ), or simply the Golan or the Syrian Golan, is a region in the Levant.
Latitude and longitude of Buqei‘a
Satellite map of Buqei‘a
Buqei‘a is a town in Israel.
Population: 5,200
Latitude: 32° 58' 38.89" N
Longitude: 35° 20' 0.42" E
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