Golan Heights

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The Golan Heights are Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.

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Contents 1 Cities 2 Other destinations 3 Understand 4 Talk 5 Get in 6 Get around 7 See 8 Do 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Stay safe 12 Get out 13 External links

Cities

• Qatzrin - a charmless cluster of concrete, but the only settlement of any size

Other destinations

• Gamla — nature reserve and archaeological site
• Majdal Shams — Druze village
• Mount Hermon — Israel's only ski resort

Understand

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

• The Golan Heights is the most wet area in Israel. There are many waterfalls there including Gamla, Sa`ar and the Banias waterfalls.
• Mount Hermon (2284m), in the northernmost point of the Golan Heights and Israel. There is a cable car going up the mountain - in the summer you can enjoy a breathtaking scenery, while in the winter you can ski.
• One of the more morbidly interesting sights is the Syrian ghost town of Quneitra, evacuated in the 1967 war and left in the no-man's-land ever since. Thoroughly wrecked not only in 1967 but in the subsequent 1973 conflict as well, the area can only be viewed from designated viewpoints set up along the border road.

Do

Eat

Drink

• Golan Heights Winery. [1]. Located not far from Qatzrin, the wines from here are quite tasty.

Stay safe

The border areas of the Golan Heights are heavily mined. Steer clear of any area marked as mined or surrounded by barbed wire.

Get out

External links

WikiPedia:Golan Heights