The Golan Heights, [c] or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in the north and Wadi Raqqad in the east.

Jan 24, 2025 · Golan Heights, hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. The area was part of extreme southwestern Syria until 1967, when it came under Israeli military occupation, and in December 1981 Israel unilaterally annexed the part of the Golan it held.

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The Golan Heights is a basaltic plateau in southwestern Syria, extending about 44 miles (71 km) from north to south and about 27 miles (43 km) from east to west at its widest point, covering approximately 444 square miles (1,150 square km).

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Click on a map to view its topography, its elevation and its terrain. Avnei Eitan (Hebrew: אַבְנֵי אֵיתָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights, located at an elevation of 385 meters (1,263 ft) above sea level.

Map of the Golan Heights. Sites on the map in blue are Israeli settlements; [10] and sites in black are Syrian villages.

Nov 18, 2024 · It is recommended to name the SVG file “Golan Heights map at the borders of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.svg”—then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter.

An edited version of our existing Golan Heights shapefile specifically adjusted to match the interactive map's basemap

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