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Golan Heights

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Go·lan Heights  (glän)
An upland region between northeast Israel and southwest Syria northeast of the Sea of Galilee. Fortified by Syria after 1948, the area was captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and formally annexed by that country in 1981.
Golan Heights [ˈgəʊˌlæn]
pl n
(Placename) a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft.)
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Noun1.Golan Heights - a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel"
Golan
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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Golan Heights [ˈgəʊlænˈhaɪts] NPL the Golan Heights → los Altos del Golán


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That means being ready to give back the Golan Heights and allow the 60,000 Syrian refugees to return home.
Kiss of death by Avnery, Uri / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
In a nutshell: The marriage between a young Druze woman from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to a Damascus-based TV actor means she'll never see her wildly diverse yet close-knit relatives again.
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Following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel returned part of the Golan Heights to Syria, and in 1982, Israel completed its return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
After Gaza: with Israel out of Gaza, the Palestinians face critical ... by Bilyeu, Suzanne / New York Times Upfront
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