Golan Heights

British  

/ ˈɡəʊˌlæn /

plural noun

1. a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)

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Golan Heights Cultural  

1. A hilly area on the border between Israel and Syria that Israel seized from Syria after a fierce battle during the Six-Day War of 1967. Israel and Syria have not been able to agree on terms of its return to Syria.

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Example Sentences

After Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights in 1967, Israel chomped off bits of Lebanese and Syrian territory, cutting off lands where Kfar Chouba residents would grow wheat and olives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Its adherents are spread across parts of Syria, Israel, Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“It’s easy to take the risk when you’re in Washington, but when you’re in the Golan Heights it’s much more risky. It’s too close,” said Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

There are some 152,000 Druze people living in Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, according to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Over the past   decade, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the   return of the Golan Heights.

From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency