Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and straddles the borders of and . Israel holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Katzrin.

or Qatzrin is the largest Jewish town in the Golan Heights, with a population of approximately 7,300.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naffach and Camp Yitzhak.

Archaeological site
Kafr Naffakh is an abandoned village in the central Golan Heights.

Military installation
is an IDF base in the center of the Golan Heights. The base, also known as Camp Naffakh, serves as the headquarters of the 210th Division, the IDF division stationed in the Golan Heights.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kidmat Tzvi and Ortal.

Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the central Golan Heights. Located to the north of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council.

Village
is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967.

Golan Heights

Latitude
33.0408° or 33° 2′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.7393° or 35° 44′ 21″ east
Elevation
518 metres (1,699 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2PRQ+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4937968922
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
173708
Wiki­data ID
Q83210
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Golan Heights” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Golanhoogland
  • Arabic: الجولان المحتل
  • Arabic: الجولان المحتلة
  • Arabic: الجولان
  • Arabic: جحفية
  • Arabic: جولان
  • Arabic: مرتفعات الجولان
  • Arabic: هضبة الجولان
  • Arabic: هضبة الجولان‎‎
  • Arabic: هضبه الجولان
  • Armenian: Գոլանի բարձունքներ
  • Armenian: Գոլանի բարձրունքներ
  • Armenian: Հոլանական բարձունքներ
  • Armenian: Հոլանի բարձունքներ
  • Azerbaijani: Colan təpələri
  • Basque: Golan
  • Basque: Golaneko gain
  • Basque: Golango Gainak
  • Belarusian: Галанскія вышыні
  • Bengali: গোলান মালভূমি
  • Bosnian: Golanska visoravan
  • Bosnian: Sirijska visoravan
  • Bulgarian: Голански възвишения
  • Catalan: Alts de Golan
  • Catalan: alts del Golan
  • Catalan: Alts del Golan
  • Catalan: Djawlan
  • Catalan: Golan
  • Central Kurdish: بەرزایییەکانی جۆلان
  • Chinese: Golan Koân-tē
  • Chinese: 巴珊地
  • Chinese: 戈兰高地
  • Chinese: 戈蘭高地
  • Croatian: Golanska visoravan
  • Czech: Golanské výšiny
  • Czech: Golany
  • Czech: Ramat ha-Golan
  • Danish: Golan højderne
  • Danish: Golan-højderne
  • Danish: Golanhøjden
  • Danish: Golanhøjderne
  • Dutch: Gaulanitis
  • Dutch: Golan Heights
  • Dutch: Golan hoogte
  • Dutch: Golan Hoogvlakte
  • Dutch: Golan-hoogte
  • Dutch: Golan
  • Dutch: Golanhoogte
  • Dutch: Golanhoogten
  • Dutch: Golanhoogvlakte
  • Dutch: Golanvlakte
  • Dutch: Hoogten van Golan
  • Dutch: Hoogvlakte van Golan
  • Egyptian Arabic: هضبة الجولان
  • Esperanto: Altaĵoj de Golano
  • Esperanto: Golan-altaĵo
  • Esperanto: Golana Altaĵo
  • Esperanto: Golanaj Altajoj
  • Esperanto: Golanaj Altaĵoj
  • Esperanto: Golano
  • Estonian: Golan
  • Estonian: Golani kõrgendik
  • Estonian: Golani kõrgendikud
  • Finnish: Golan
  • Finnish: Golanin kukkulat
  • Finnish: Golanin ylänkö
  • French: Gaulanitide
  • French: Golan
  • French: hauteurs du Golan
  • French: plateau du Golan
  • French: Plateau du Golan
  • French: plateau ouest du Golan
  • Galician: Altos do Golán
  • Georgian: გოლანის მაღლობები
  • German: Golan-Höhen
  • German: Golanhöhe
  • German: Golanhöhen
  • Greek: Υψίπεδα του Γκολάν
  • Greek: Υψώματα του Γκολάν
  • Gujarati: ગોલાન હાઇટ્સ
  • Hebrew: גולן
  • Hebrew: הגולן
  • Hebrew: רמת הגולן
  • Hindi: गोलान पहाड़ियाँ
  • Hindi: गोलान हाइट्स
  • Hungarian: Golán-fennsík
  • Icelandic: Gólanhæðir
  • Ido: Golan-altaji
  • Indonesian: Dataran Tinggi Golan
  • Irish: Arda Golan
  • Irish: Golan
  • Italian: alture del Golan
  • Italian: Alture del Golan
  • Italian: Gaulantide
  • Italian: Golan
  • Japanese: ゴラン高原
  • Japanese: シリア高原
  • Javanese: Dataran Dhuwur Golan
  • Javanese: Dhataran Dhuwur Golan
  • Kannada: ಗೋಲನ್ ಹೈಟ್ಸ್
  • Kazakh: Голан шыңдары
  • Kirghiz: Голан бийиктиктери
  • Kirghiz: Голан дөңсөөлөрү
  • Korean: 골란고원
  • Kurdish: Girên Colan
  • Kurdish: Girên Golan
  • Ladin: Golan Heights
  • Latin: Gaulanitis
  • Latvian: Golana augstiene
  • Latvian: Golana
  • Latvian: Golāna
  • Latvian: Golānas augstiene
  • Latvian: Golanas augstienes
  • Latvian: Golānas augstienes
  • Lithuanian: Golano aukštumos
  • Lombard: Alture del Golan
  • Luxembourgish: Golan
  • Macedonian: Голанска Висорамнина
  • Macedonian: Голански Висови
  • Malagasy: Lembalemban’ i Golan
  • Malagasy: Tany avon’i Golàna
  • Malay: Bukit Golan
  • Malay: Dataran Tinggi Golan
  • Malayalam: ഗോലാൻ കുന്നുകൾ
  • Marathi: गोलन टेकड्या
  • Marathi: गोलान टेकड्या
  • Min Nan Chinese: Golan Koân-tē
  • Mingrelian: გოლანიშ სუბეეფი
  • Mongolian: Голаны өндөрлөг
  • Nepali: गोलन हाइट्स
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Golan-høyden
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Golan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Golanhøyden
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Golanhøydene
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Golanhøgdene
  • Norwegian: Golanhøyden
  • Norwegian: Golanhøydene
  • Occitan (post 1500): Golan
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Golanhīehða
  • Ossetian: Джоланы бæрзæндтæ
  • Panjabi: ਗੋਲਾਨ ਉਚਾਈਆਂ
  • Persian: ارتفاعات جولان
  • Persian: ارتفاعات گولان
  • Persian: بلندی های جولان
  • Persian: بلندی های گالیلی
  • Persian: بلندی های گولان
  • Persian: بلندی‌های جولان
  • Persian: بلندیهای جولان
  • Persian: بلندی‌های گالیلی
  • Persian: بلندی‌های گولان
  • Polish: Baszan
  • Polish: Wzgórza Golan
  • Portuguese: Colinas de Golã
  • Portuguese: Colinas de Golan
  • Portuguese: Golã Israelense
  • Portuguese: Golã
  • Portuguese: Golan
  • Portuguese: Montes Golã
  • Portuguese: Montes Golan
  • Pushto: د ګولان غرنۍ څوکي
  • Romanian: Golan
  • Romanian: Înălțimile Golan
  • Romanian: platoul Golan
  • Russian: Голанские высоты
  • Russian: Голаны
  • Scots: Golan Hichts
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àirdean Gholan
  • Serbian: Голанска висораван
  • Serbian: هضبة الجولان
  • Serbo-Croatian: Golanska visoravan
  • Sicilian: Golan
  • Sinhala: ගෝලාන් කඳුකරය
  • Slovak: Golanské výšiny
  • Slovak: Golany
  • Slovenian: Golan
  • Slovenian: Golanska planota
  • Slovenian: Golansko višavje
  • Somali: Buuraha Jawlaan
  • South Azerbaijani: جولان تپه‌لری
  • Spanish: Altos del Golan
  • Spanish: Altos del Golán
  • Spanish: Alturas del Golan
  • Spanish: Alturas del Golán
  • Spanish: Golan
  • Spanish: Golán
  • Swedish: Golanbergen
  • Swedish: Golanhöjderna
  • Tamil: கோலான் குன்றுகள்
  • Tamil: கோலான் ஹெயிட்ஸ்
  • Tatar: Golan bieklekläre
  • Telugu: గోలన్ హైట్స్
  • Thai: โกแลนไฮทส์
  • Thai: ที่ราบสูงโกลัน
  • Turkish: Golan Tepeleri
  • Ukrainian: Голанські висоти
  • Ukrainian: Ґоланські висоти
  • Urdu: گولان پہاڑیاں
  • Uzbek: Golan tepaligi
  • Vietnamese: Cao nguyên Golan
  • Waray (Philippines): Taas nga Golan
  • Welsh: Golan Heights
  • Welsh: Ucheldiroedd Golan
  • Western Frisian: Golan Heechflakte
  • Western Frisian: Golanhichte
  • Western Panjabi: گولان اچائیاں
  • Western Panjabi: گولان پہاڑیاں
  • Wu Chinese: 戈兰高地
  • Yiddish: גולן בערג
  • Yiddish: גולן
  • Yiddish: רמת הגולן
  • Yue Chinese: Golan Height
  • Yue Chinese: רמת הגולן
  • Yue Chinese: هضبة الجولان
  • Yue Chinese: 戈蘭高地

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