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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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Assad did not clarify whether Syria has backed down from those demands, such as for Israel's withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
Syria-Mideast peace by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for the Golan Heights was established in May 1974 to supervise the disengagement of Syrian and Israeli forces after another Middle East war in 1973.
Syria ready to resume talks with Israel by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
Aa The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for the Golan Heights was established in May 1974 to supervise the disengagement of Syrian and Israeli forces following the 1973 war.
Assad says Syria ready to resume talks with Israel by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
 
 
 
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