Militarily and strategically important region that Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War. Prior to 1967, Syria shelled Israeli farmers in the Galilee from the Heights. Shortly before Syrian President Hafez Assad passed away in June 2000, the One Israel led government was close to withdrawing from the Golan Heights as part of a peace deal with Syria.
Militarily and strategically important region that Israel captured from Syria in the Six-Day War and annexed in 1981. Prior to 1967, Syria terrorized Israeli farmers in the Galilee by shelling them from the Heights. Archaelogical evidence shows an ancient Jewish presence on the Golan Heights.
overlooking northern Israel annexed and colonised by Israel since 1967; Syria would like to control this area
a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel"
The mountainous area in northeastern Israel that borders Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Captured by Israel during the Six Day War, the Golan Heights is still claimed by Syria. Most of the tributary streams that feed the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River originate on the slopes of the Golan. The mountains of the Golan provide Israel with many strategic military advantages over Syria and Lebanon.
Former Syrian territory taken by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Scene of many battles during the Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars.
Plateau in southeastern Syria occupied by Israel in 1967 and annexed to it in 1981.
The Golan Heights ( Ramat HaGolan, Habat al-Å«lÄn) or Golan is a plateau on the border of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
