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Where Is The Golan Heights On A Map. Golan Heights Map 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 The Heights became part of Syria upon the termination of the French mandate in 1944.

The area's name is from the biblical city of refuge Golan in Bashan (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8). The Golan Heights is a great destination to add to your tour of the Upper Galilee - it can literally be a 10-minute drive between places in both regions.

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Here is what you should know about the Golan Heights: Map of the Golan Heights, adapted from a 1989 map by the CIA Historical borders and boundaries of the Golan Heights. Click on the Map of Golan Heights to view it full screen

The Israeli government approves a plan to double the number of settlers. Here is what you should know about the Golan Heights: Map of the Golan Heights, adapted from a 1989 map by the CIA Most of the Golan Heights were included within Mandatory Palestine when the mandate was formally granted in 1922, but Britain ceded the area to France in the Franco-British Agreement of March 7, 1923

Israel’s Presence on the Golan Heights Golan Heights map. 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) 1994 CIA map of Golan Heights and vicinity Sea of Galilee and southern Golan Heights, viewed from Umm Qais and the ruins of Gadara in Jordan.