- Golan Heights
- geographical name hilly region NE of Sea of Galilee; annexed by Israel 1981
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Golan Heights
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Golan Heights — [gō′län΄] the hilly region northeast of the Sea of Galilee: part of SW Syria until occupation (1967) & annexation (1981) by Israel: also the Golan * * * Arabic Al Jawlān Hilly area, southwestern Syria. It overlooks the upper Jordan River valley;… … Universalium
Golan Heights — [gō′län΄] the hilly region northeast of the Sea of Galilee: part of SW Syria until occupation (1967) & annexation (1981) by Israel: also the Golan … English World dictionary
Golan Heights — هضبة الجولان רמת הגולן … Wikipedia
Golan Heights — A zone east of the Huleh Valley and the Sea of Galilee that abuts Mount Hermon. It is a sparse territory some 41 miles long and 15 miles wide. The border between Israel and Syria has been in dispute since the establishment of the Jewish state… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Golan Heights — noun a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel • Syn: ↑Golan • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic … Useful english dictionary
Golan Heights — Go|lan Heights the Golan Heights a range of hills and mountains east of the Jordan River, occupied by Israel since 1967 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Golan Heights Wind Farm — The Golan Heights Wind Farm is located on Mount Bnei Rasan ( he. הר בני רסן, Har Bnei Rasan, ar. الغسانية, Al Assanyieh), 5 km south of Quneitra on the Golan Heights, Israel, on 1050 m above sea level. The farm was built in 1992 by the Mey Eden… … Wikipedia
Golan Heights Law — The Golan Heights Law is the Israeli law which applies Israel s government and laws to the Golan Heights. It was ratified by the Knesset on December 14, 1981.The law was passed half a year before Israel s withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.… … Wikipedia
Golan Heights Winery — The Golan Heights Winery is an Israeli wine company, located in the Golan Heights, that released its first vintage in 1984. The winery is owned by eight separate moshavim and kibbutzim which also supply grapes to the winery. There are three… … Wikipedia
Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat — Taxobox name = Golan Heights Blind Mole RatMSW3 Musser|id=13000031] status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Spalacidae genus = Spalax species = S. golani binomial = Spalax golani binomial… … Wikipedia
Golan Heights Winery — Katzrin (hebräisch קצרין), durch die Umschrift auch in mehreren abweichenden Schreibungen (u. a. auch Qazrin), ist eine Kleinstadt auf den von Israel besetzten Golanhöhen, die völkerrechtlich zu Syrien gehören. Anders als die drusischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
