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Sea of Galilee and southern Golan Heights, viewed from Umm Qais and the ruins of Gadara in Jordan. 1994 CIA map of Golan Heights and vicinity Geology The plateau that Israel controls is part of a larger area of volcanic basalt fields stretching north and east that were created in the series of volcanic eruptions that began recently ...
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 holds about two-thirds of the territory, while Syria holds the other third. Map. Directions.
21 de mai. de 2024 · The Golan extends about 44 miles (71 km) from north to south and about 27 miles (43 km) from east to west at its widest point. It is roughly boat-shaped and has an area of 444 square miles (1,150 square km).
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From the western Golan, it is only about 60 miles – without major terrain obstacles – to Haifa and Acre, and Israel’s industrial heartland. The Golan – rising from 400 to 1700 feet in the western section bordering on pre-1967 Israel – overlooks the Huleh Valley, Israel’s richest agricultural area.
29 de ago. de 2023 · The Golan Heights is a rocky plateau in south-western Syria, about 60km (40 miles) south-west of Damascus and covers about 1,000 sq km. It has a political and strategic significance which...
Strategic plateau. Cécile Marin, October 2016. Preview. Invaded by Israel in 1967, then annexed in 1981, the Golan Heights are considered as occupied territory by the UN. The plateau dominates Galilee and the Damascus plains, and is a key source of water, which Israel appropriates to the detriment of Syria.
This region is a green rocky plateau located to the east of the Sea of Galilee in the far north of Israel. About 40 miles from north to south, and an average of 12 mils from east to west, it is a relatively small region.
