🧿 Rujm el-Hiri

Israel · Asia · 32.91°N, 35.80°E

Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim, and also known as the Wheel of Giants, is an ancient stone, or megalithic, structure consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus, a mound of earth and stone, at its center. It is located in the Golan Heights some 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the coast of the Sea of Galilee, in the middle of a large plateau covered with hundreds of dolmens, single chamber tombs of stone.

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Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	32.91°N, 35.80°E · view on map

Rujm el-Hiri is located in Israel, in Asia.

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