Eliad, Golan Heights
| Eliad | |
|---|---|
  Eliad | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′18.21″N 35°44′2.86″E / 32.8050583°N 35.7341278°ECoordinates: 32°48′18.21″N 35°44′2.86″E / 32.8050583°N 35.7341278°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan Regional Council |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2015)[1] | 350 |
Eliad (Hebrew: אֵלִי עַד) is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2015 had a population of 350. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
History
Israel captured the area from Syria in June 1967 in the Six-Day War. In 1968 as a Nahal settlement was founded, and became a moshav two years later. It was originally called El Al (Hebrew: אֶל עָל), "skyward", the same as Israel's national airline El Al (as an alteration of the name of the Arab village of Al ‘Al = "the high place"), and later renamed Eli Al (Hebrew: אֵלִי עַל), before assuming its current name. It is named[3] in memory of the Israel's spy Eli Cohen who was captured and hanged in Syria.[4]
Eliad is home to the Château Golan winery.
See also
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
- ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.5, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 1: Hermon and Golan, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.257 (Hebrew) - ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.143 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)