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Golan Heights

Syrian territory occupied by Israel, annexed in 1981
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Summary

Golan Heights ranks in the top 0.33% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,201 views/month, #253 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Golan Regional Council[2]
  • Country: Israel[3]
  • Part of: Israel[4]
  • Commons category: Golan Heights[5]
  • Significant event: Siege of Gamala[6]
  • Official website: https://www.golan.org.il/ramathagolan/[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Golan Heights[8]
  • Commons gallery: Golan Heights[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
  • Official name: Golan Sub-district[12]
  • Native label: هضبة الجولان[13], רמת הגולן[14]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1226 m[15]
  • Area: 1800 km²[16]

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Influence

Things named for Golan Heights include Golan Subdistrict[17], a subdistrict of Israel[18], in Israel[19].

Why It Matters

Golan Heights has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for it include Golan Subdistrict[17], a subdistrict of Israel[18], in Israel[19].

Related Entities

Israel Katzrin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Israel
    Harper's tag → golan-heights
    Instance of → ['Q75520', 'Q2577883']
    Territory claimed by → ['Q801', 'Q858']
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: golan-heights, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933926|golan heights (#289933926)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  2. 17w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Israel
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Country: Syria"
  3. 17w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Syrian territory occupied by Israel, annexed in 1981
    Country → Israel
    Territory claimed by → ['Q801', 'Q858']
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Country: Syria"
  4. 17w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ['Q75520', 'Q2577883']
    Part of → Israel
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: occupied territory"
  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0263881-Golanske-vysiny
    Territory claimed by → ['Q801', 'Q858']
    Located in/on physical feature → Q123784442
    Part of → Israel
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0263881-Golanske-vysiny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  6. 22w ago · Mcampany · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1226'}
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → place/Golan-Heights
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 33, 'lon': 35.75}
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; normalize text; downgrade preferred ranks ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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