Geshur, Golan Heights
Geshur
גְּשׁוּר | |
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  Geshur  Geshur | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′10″N 35°42′56″E / 32.81944°N 35.71556°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Golan |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 321 |
Geshur (Hebrew: גְּשׁוּר, lit. Bridging) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern Golan Heights.[2][3] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4] In 2022 it had a population of 321.[1]
Etymology
The kibbutz is named after a biblical kingdom[5] which may or may not have been in the same area.
History
Bronze age
According to the
Modern period
Kibbutz Geshur was founded in 1971 by
socialist-Zionist youth movement,[8] The village was established to the south of the Syrian village of Al-Adaisa, which was depopulated and razed, after being occupied by Israel in 1967. The first Golan Heights vineyards were planted in Geshur in 1976.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-903900-56-7, accessed December 20, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7146-3303-9, accessed December 20, 2009
- ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. December 10, 2009.
- ISBN 965-220-423-4
- ISBN 978-0-8006-2770-6, accessed December 20, 2009
- ISBN 0-931464-29-3, accessed December 20, 2009
- ^ Ashkenazi, Eli, "On the Golan Heights, people say that all this talk about talks is 'just talk'", Haaretz, May 22, 2008, accessed December 20, 2009
- Jerusalem Post, October 25, 2001, accessed December 20, 2009
Further reading
- Duel for the Golan: the 100-hour battle that saved Israel, Jerry Asher, Eric M. Hammel, W. Morrow, 1987 ISBN 0-688-06911-8
- Zohar, Mattanyahu, "The Land of Geshur Project: Regional Archaeology of the Southern Golan (1987-1988 season)", Israel Exploration Journal, Volume 39, Israel Exploration Society, 1989
External links
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