Burqush or Burkush (Arabic: برقش) is an archaeological site situated 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Damascus, Syria.
[3] The site sits at an altitude of 1,580 metres (5,180 ft) and overlooks the Damascus plain and surrounding hill country where herds of goats and camels wander the area.
Due to the sensitive nature of the territory close to the borders with Lebanon and the Golan, visitors may need a military escort to access the site, which is a ten-minute walk along a steep track away from the main road.
[9][10] The survey noted complex substructures, and intended to document the surrounding settlements, tombs, quarries and a propylon temple ruins.
The survey was hampered by the remoteness and altitude of the site, tank shelling, and finding a settlement in the area that was twice as large as expected with numerous rock cut tombs nearby.