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freya_heaven Says: The Golan Heights are very pretty, especially in spring when the land is still benefiting from the winter rain & snow melt. One Saturday we went on a lovely...
ophiro Says: If you want to enjoy the snow but you don't like to ski (or don't know how to) , you can still enjoy walking up the mountain like other people do.A lot of...
ophiro Says: If you are a winter sport lover , you will find here snow for Ski or snowboarding.Although it is not like European places like France or Austria or North...
ophiro Says: The Hermon mountain is the highest mountain in Israel and it is located on the northern area of Israel , as the area of the mountain is divided between Lebanon...
Bregman Says: The Baniyas Nature Reserve is one of the most popular in the area. The Banias is one the 3 tributaries of the Jordan river. There are archeological remains...
Bregman Says: Mount Hermon is the highest in Israel and is home to the only ski resort here. So, if you visit on winter you might want to go for some ski. If you visit on...
freya_heaven Says: There are people with guns all over Israel, coming from a country where even the police do dont carry guns its strange to get used to.On top of Mount Hermon...
Bregman Says: A nice place to stop if you are driving around the Golan is the wind turbines hill. The turbines create a unique view of the Golan. To get there, drive on route...
Bregman Says: Until 1967, the Golan Heights was part of Syria and was populated by Syrians. In the 1967 war, the local population escaped into Syria, except for the 4 Druze...
Bregman Says: The word Gamal is Hebrew for camel. The ancient city of Gamla waslocated on a steep hill shaped like a Camel's hump, whence the name Gamla. Apart from the ruins...
Bregman Says: While the Israeli-Syrian border is completely quiet, it's different from European borders. People cannot cross the border and the roads leading to the border...
Bregman Says: The border fence separated the Golan Druze from their brothers in Syria after the 1967 war. There is a place where Druze from both sides come to see each other....
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Somewhat hidden and skipped by most visitors to the area, you will find the tiny lake named Birkat Ram (lake Ram).
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I shall call this area the Golan Heights, apart from being much easier to write, it is what most people will know it by. The Arabic name for the area is Muhafazat al Qunaytirah. The name change...
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Muhafazat al Qunaytirah or Golan?
Being Israeli, I am not allowed into Syria and yet I have several VT pages of Syria. Have I sneaked into Syria at night? Am I a spy? Well, not really. The Golan Heights area (as it is called in...
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The Hermon Mountain and the area
Because someone on VT decided to put the hermon mountain and the area in Syria i am writing about the Hermon in Syria although it is located in Israel.
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QUNEITRA القنيطرة I visited the Golan about 12 years ago. Our bus stopped on this road along the mountain. We saw United Nations buildings...
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