Israel and Golan Heights (pre-1967)

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Israel and Golan Heights (pre-1967) refers to the territory of the State of Israel and the adjacent Syrian-controlled Golan Heights as they existed before Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical geopolitical configuration
territorial arrangement
borderedBy Egypt NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
Lebanon NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea
Syria NERFINISHED
cartographicRepresentation shown with Golan Heights as Syrian territory on pre-1967 maps
changedBy Israeli capture of Golan Heights in June 1967
containsFeature Jordan River upper basin region
Sea of Galilee vicinity NERFINISHED
definedBy 1949 Armistice Agreements NERFINISHED
geopoliticalStatus pre-1967 status quo ante in Israel–Syria sector
governedBy State of Israel (for Israeli territory)
Syrian Arab Republic (for Golan Heights) NERFINISHED
hasDemographics Jewish majority population in State of Israel
predominantly Syrian Arab population in Golan Heights
hasPart State of Israel (pre-1967 borders) NERFINISHED
Syrian-controlled Golan Heights (pre-1967) NERFINISHED
hydrologicalContext watershed area affecting Jordan River and Sea of Galilee
includesBorderRegion Israel–Syria armistice line (1949) NERFINISHED
includesConflictZone demilitarized zones between Israel and Syria GENERATED
includesRuralArea Syrian villages in Golan Heights
includesUrbanArea Israeli cities within 1949 armistice lines
legalStatusReference internationally recognized Syrian sovereignty over Golan Heights (pre-1967)
internationally recognized borders of Israel as of 1949 armistice lines
locatedIn Levant NERFINISHED
Middle East
militaryContext Israeli settlements and kibbutzim in Hula Valley and Galilee below Golan
fortified Syrian positions on Golan escarpment
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict context
precedes Israel and Golan Heights (post-1967 Israeli control) NERFINISHED
recognizedBy United Nations (as Syrian territory for Golan Heights pre-1967) NERFINISHED
most states (as Syrian territory for Golan Heights pre-1967)
relatedEvent 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED
Six-Day War NERFINISHED
relatedTo British Mandate for Palestine borders legacy NERFINISHED
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon borders legacy
securityContext area of recurrent cross-border incidents
frontier between Israel and Syria
statusOfGolanHeights not under Israeli control
under Syrian sovereignty
strategicSignificance controls approaches to Sea of Galilee
overlooks northern Israel
timePeriodEnd 1967-06-05
timePeriodStart 1948-05-14
usedAs reference frame in historical maps of the Arab–Israeli conflict

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Green Line (Israel) separates Israel and Golan Heights (pre-1967)