In the Bible, Golan is mentioned as a city of refuge located in Bashan: Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8, 1 Chronicles 6:71. Nineteenth-century authors interpreted the word Golan as meaning "something surrounded, hence … See more

Claims on the territory include the fact that an area in northwestern of the Golan region, delineated by a rough triangle formed by the … See more

The population of the Golan Heights prior to the 1967 Six-Day War has been estimated between 130,000 and 145,000, including 17,000 … See more

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 … See more

Early history
The Venus of Berekhat Ram, a pebble from the Lower Paleolithic era found in the Golan Heights, may … See more

• Golan ceasefire line crossing, 2012.
• A UN Toyota Land Cruiser parked near Majdal Shams displaying UNDOF plates and a UN flag, January 2012.
UNDOF, … See more

Israeli settlement activity began in the 1970s. The area was governed by military administration until 1981 when Israel passed the See more