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It is recommended to name the SVG file “Golan Heights map at the borders of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.svg”—then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter.
In 2004, there were 34 settlements in the Golan Heights, populated by around 18,000 people. [39] Today, an estimated 20,000 Israeli settlers and 20,000 Syrians live in the territory. [35] All inhabitants are entitled to Israeli citizenship, which would entitle them to an Israeli driver's license and enable them to travel freely in Israel.
East of the 1974 ceasefire line lies the Syrian controlled part of the Heights, an area that was not captured by Israel (500 square kilometres or 190 sq mi) or withdrawn from (100 square kilometres or 39 sq mi). This area forms 30% of the Golan Heights. [135] Today, [when?] it contains more than 40 Syrian towns and villages. In 1975, following ...
The Golan Heights, situated in the southwest corner of Syria and bordering Israel, Lebanon and Jordan, is a 1,000 square mile rocky plateau around 40 miles (60 kilometres) from Damascus, although ...
The Golan Heights is considered to be occupied territory under international law and UN Security Council resolutions, and Syria continues to demand it be returned.
On March 25, 2019, the United States officially recognized the Golan Heights as being under the sovereignty of Israel.Signed into effect by the Trump administration, the U.S. presidential proclamation marked the first instance of any country recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights; [1] the territory is viewed as part of Syria under international law, though it has been under an ...
Netanyahu said he wanted to double the population of the Golan Heights, which Israel seized during the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered illegally occupied under international law.
Golan Heights relief v2.png Module:Location map/data/Golan Heights is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of the Golan Heights . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.