• Aveni, Anthony and Yonathan Mizrachi. 1998. “The Geometry and the Astronomy of Rujm el-Hiri, a Megalithic site in the Southern Levant”.
  • The prehistoric stone monument of Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim is one of Israel’s most mysterious sites. It went unnoticed for centuries in the Golan Heights.
  • Located at 2,689 feet (515 meters) above sea level, Rujm el-Hiri is believed to have functioned at least partially as an astronomical observatory.
  • Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center.It is located in Golan Heights in Quneitra...
  • Discover Rujm el-Hiri in Rujm el-Hiri, Golan: Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.
  • Rujm el-Hiri (Arabic: stone heap of the wild cat) or Gilgal Refaim (Hebrew: wheel of spirits). A megalithic monument dated around 3000–2700 BCE.There is no...
  • Rujm el-Hiri, the “stone heap of the wildcat” is one of the largest and oldest stone ruins in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.
  • This blend of archaeological interest and cultural attachment gives Rujm el-Hiri a complex, layered significance that resonates through time.
  • Rujm el-Hiri consists of three concentric circles of walls of various diameters (152m, 110m, 90m) and a forth semicircle (50m).
  • Rujm el-Hiri today. The site is currently inside an IDF training ground, but it can be visited freely in the weekend, when there is no risk of military activity in the area.[]
  • Sitting in plain sight but unnoticed for centuries, Rujm el-Hiri - an unusual megalith near the Sea of Galilee - has stumped experts.
  • The megalithic Rujm el- Hiri (Arabic, Cairn of wildcat, also Rogem Hiri or Hebrew Gilgal Refaim, wheel of ghosts ) is located in the central Golan, about 16 km east...
  • This cairn is just 5 meters tall, and the tallest part of the whole structure. Another theory believes that “Rujm el-Hiri” was an astronomical calendar.