Eliad, Golan Heights
Eliad | |
|---|---|
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Golan Regional Council |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founded by | Nahal |
| Population (2013) | 302[1] |
Eliad (Template:Lang-he-n) is an Israeli settlement and a moshav, located in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2013 had a population of 302.[1] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[2]
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 (Template:Lang-he-n), "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 (Template:Lang-he-n), 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
- ^ a b "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "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)