Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of Syria and Israel. Israel held about two-thirds of the territory until 2025, when it extended its control.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Katzrin.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naffach and Camp Yitzhak.
Naffach
Archaeological site
Kafr Naffakh is an abandoned Syrian village in the central Golan Heights, Quneitra Governorate.
Camp Yitzhak
Military installation
Camp Yitzhak is an IDF base in the center of the Golan Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kidmat Tzvi and Ortal.
Kidmat Tzvi
Kidmat Tzvi is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the central Golan Heights.
Golan Heights
- State
- Description: Syrian territory occupied by Israel, annexed in 1981
- Also known as“Djaulân”“El Jaulān”“Gaulan Plateau”“Gaulonitis”“Golan”“Hagolan”“Israeli Golan”“Jaoulane”“Jaulan”“Murtafa‘āt al Jawlān”“Ramat HaGolan”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
33.0408° or 33° 2′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.7393° or 35° 44′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G5Q2PRQ+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Golan Heights” goes by many names.
GolanhooglandAfrikaans
الجولانArabic
الجولان المحتلArabic
الجولان المحتلةArabic
جحفيةArabic
جولانArabic
مرتفعات الجولانArabic
هضبة الجولانArabic
هضبه الجولانArabic
Գոլանի բարձունքներArmenian
Գոլանի բարձրունքներArmenian
Հոլանական բարձունքներArmenian
Հոլանի բարձունքներArmenian
Colan təpələriAzerbaijani
GolanBasque
Golaneko gainBasque
Golango GainakBasque
Галанскія вышыніBelarusian
গোলান মালভূমিBengali
Golanska visoravanBosnian
Sirijska visoravanBosnian
Голански възвишенияBulgarian
Alts de GolanCatalan
Alts del GolanCatalan
DjawlanCatalan
GolanCatalan
بەرزایییەکانی گۆلانCentral Kurdish
巴珊地Chinese
戈兰高地Chinese
戈蘭高地Chinese
Golanska visoravanCroatian
Golanské výšinyCzech
GolanyCzech
Ramat ha-GolanCzech
Golan-højderneDanish
GolanhøjdenDanish
GolanDutch
Golan-hoogteDutch
GolanhoogtenDutch
GolanhoogvlakteDutch
GolanvlakteDutch
Hoogvlakte van GolanDutch
هضبة الجولانEgyptian Arabic
Altaĵoj de GolanoEsperanto
Golan-altaĵoEsperanto
Golana AltaĵoEsperanto
Golanaj AltaĵojEsperanto
GolanoEsperanto
GolanEstonian
Golani kõrgendikEstonian
Golani kõrgendikudEstonian
GolanFinnish
Golanin kukkulatFinnish
Golanin ylänköFinnish
Altos do GolánGalician
გოლანის მაღლობებიGeorgian
Υψίπεδα του ΓκολάνGreek
Υψώματα του ΓκολάνGreek
ગોલાન હાઇટ્સGujarati
גולןHebrew
הגולןHebrew
רמת הגולןHebrew
गोलान पहाड़ियाँHindi
गोलान हाइट्सHindi
Golán-fennsíkHungarian
GólanhæðirIcelandic
Golan-altajiIdo
Dataran Tinggi GolanIndonesian
Arda GolanIrish
GolanIrish
Alture del GolanItalian
GaulantideItalian
GolanItalian
ゴラン高原Japanese
シリア高原Japanese
Dataran Dhuwur GolanJavanese
Dhataran Dhuwur GolanJavanese
ಗೋಲನ್ ಹೈಟ್ಸ್Kannada
Голан шыңдарыKazakh
Голан бийиктиктериKirghiz
Голан дөңсөөлөрүKirghiz
골란고원Korean
Girên ColanKurdish
Girên GolanKurdish
Golan HeightsLadin
GaulanitisLatin
GolānaLatvian
Golana augstieneLatvian
Golānas augstieneLatvian
Golānas augstienesLatvian
Golano aukštumosLithuanian
Alture del GolanLombard
GolanLuxembourgish
Голанска ВисорамнинаMacedonian
Голански ВисовиMacedonian
Lembalemban’ i GolanMalagasy
Tany avon’i GolànaMalagasy
Bukit GolanMalay
Dataran Tinggi GolanMalay
ഗോലാൻ കുന്നുകൾMalayalam
गोलान टेकड्याMarathi
Golan Koân-tēMin Nan Chinese
გოლანიშ სუბეეფიMingrelian
Голаны өндөрлөгMongolian
गोलन हाइट्सNepali
GolanhøydenNorwegian
GolanhøydeneNorwegian
GolanNorwegian Bokmål
Golan-høydenNorwegian Bokmål
GolanhøydeneNorwegian Bokmål
GolanhøgdeneNorwegian Nynorsk
GolanOccitan (post 1500)
GolanhīehðaOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Джоланы бæрзæндтæOssetian
ਗੋਲਾਨ ਉਚਾਈਆਂPanjabi
ارتفاعات جولانPersian
ارتفاعات گولانPersian
بلندیهای جولانPersian
بلندیهای گالیلیPersian
بلندیهای گولانPersian
BaszanPolish
Wzgórza GolanPolish
د ګولان غرنۍ څوکيPushto
GolanRomanian
Înălțimile GolanRomanian
platoul GolanRomanian
Голанские высотыRussian
ГоланыRussian
Golan HichtsScots
Àirdean GholanScottish Gaelic
Голанска висораванSerbian
هضبة الجولانSerbian
Golanska visoravanSerbo-Croatian
GolanSicilian
ගෝලාන් කඳුකරයSinhala
Golanské výšinySlovak
GolanySlovak
GolanSlovenian
Golanska planotaSlovenian
Golansko višavjeSlovenian
Buuraha JawlaanSomali
جولان تپهلریSouth Azerbaijani
GolanbergenSwedish
GolanhöjdernaSwedish
கோலான் குன்றுகள்Tamil
கோலான் ஹெயிட்ஸ்Tamil
Golan bieklekläreTatar
గోలన్ హైట్స్Telugu
โกแลนไฮทส์Thai
ที่ราบสูงโกลันThai
Golan TepeleriTurkish
Голанські висотиUkrainian
Ґоланські висотиUkrainian
گولان پہاڑیاںUrdu
Golan tepaligiUzbek
Cao nguyên GolanVietnamese
Taas nga GolanWaray (Philippines)
Golan HeightsWelsh
Ucheldiroedd GolanWelsh
Golan HeechflakteWestern Frisian
GolanhichteWestern Frisian
گولان اچائیاںWestern Panjabi
گولان پہاڑیاںWestern Panjabi
戈兰高地Wu Chinese
גולןYiddish
גולן בערגYiddish
רמת הגולןYiddish
Golan HeightYue Chinese
רמת הגולןYue Chinese
هضبة الجولانYue Chinese
戈蘭高地Yue Chinese
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