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| − | The '''Golan Heights''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''רמת הגולן''' ) is a plateau on the border of four rival countries in the [[Middle East]]: [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]]. | + | The '''Golan Heights''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''רמת הגולן''' ) ([[Arabic]]:'''هضبة الجولان''') is a plateau on the border of four rival countries in the [[Middle East]]: [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Jordan]] and [[Syria]]. |
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in both the [[Six-Day War]] (1967) and the [[Yom Kippur War]] (1973). Syria insists that the Golan Heights are part of the governorate of al Qunaytirah, and the [[United Nations]] takes the position that Israel should withdraw from that territory. | Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in both the [[Six-Day War]] (1967) and the [[Yom Kippur War]] (1973). Syria insists that the Golan Heights are part of the governorate of al Qunaytirah, and the [[United Nations]] takes the position that Israel should withdraw from that territory. | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Revision as of 19:18, June 12, 2007
The Golan Heights (Hebrew: רמת הגולן ) (Arabic:هضبة الجولان) is a plateau on the border of four rival countries in the Middle East: Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in both the Six-Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973). Syria insists that the Golan Heights are part of the governorate of al Qunaytirah, and the United Nations takes the position that Israel should withdraw from that territory.