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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Golan Heights

It also sent troops into a UN-patrolled buffer zone that had separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the mainly Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since 1974.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Previously, it had only been recorded in southern Syria and the Golan Heights.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

“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

Talks with Israel over the return of the Golan Heights have recently been revived.

From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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