It overlooks the Golan Heights
Kibbutz Merom Golan, Viewed from Mt. Bental, Golan Heights.
The dispute for Golan Heights is between which countries?
Th-century authors interpreted the word"Golan"(Hebrew: גולן) as meaning"something surrounded,
rockets against Israeli army positions on Western Golan Heights.
Iranian forces fire on Israeli positions in Golan: Israeli army.
In Israel, the Golan continues to be considered its territory.
for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
was gradually driven back to the Golan Heights by the Israelis.
Not so long ago, the United States decided to recognize the Golan for Israel.
The Golan is a plateau in southwestern Syria which is of political
and strategic significance.
In the Bible, Golan is mentioned as a city of refuge located in Bashan:
out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs,
the Israeli cabinet voted to return the Golan to Syria in exchange for a peace agreement,
Well, you can generally identify it with the Golan Heights, which you may have noted on newspaper maps.
Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War, the eastern Golan Heights have become a scene of continuous
In the Bible, Golan is mentioned as a city of refuge located in Bashan:
Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8, 1 Chronicles 6:71.
Standing in front of a UAE military plane are Gilmore(middle left), Golan(middle right), and two soldiers on their mercenary team.
Since 1967, Israel has controlled most of the West Bank(often called"Judea and Samaria" in Israel)
as well as the Golan Heights.
During US-brokered peace talks in 1999-2000, then Israeli prime minister
Ehud Barak had offered to return most of the Golan to Syria.
The United States recognizes the Golan as Israeli territory
and do not recognize Crimea as Russian territory because there is"obviously different circumstances".
During the Six-Day War of 1967 Syria's shelling
greatly intensified and the Israeli army captured the Golan Heights on 9- 10 June.
given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs.
When the US canceled the peace talks in 1999-2000,
then Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered to return most of the Golan to Syria.
After the Six-Day War broke out in June 1967,
Syria's shelling greatly intensified and the Israeli army captured the Golan Heights on 9-10 June.
Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead,
for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead,
of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
A Syrian military source quoted by the official Sana news agency said that
Syrian anti-aircraft defences"detected enemy targets from Golan heading towards the area around Damascus".