Shouting Hill

33°16′09″N 35°46′56″E / 33.26917°N 35.78222°E / 33.26917; 35.78222

Shouting Hill is a hill in the

Purple Line, a ceasefire line that separates Syrian and Israeli controlled territory.^[1]

Following the war, the Druze community in the Golan Heights was separated by the ceasefire line. Very few visits are allowed between families on either side of the ceasefire line, as Israel and Syria are still in an official state of war and no telecommunications or mail are allowed across the border. This is what led some families to come to this hill to see and communicate with their relatives on the other side. Because of the distance, the families had to shout their messages through megaphones.[1]

With the advent of mobile phones, this practice has declined,^[2] except on special occasions like weddings when families particularly feel the need to physically see each other.

The hill is located at the foot of

UN

observation post which at 1100 meters altitude. The shouting point is 3 km away from the nearest homes of Majdal Shams and 2.5 km away from the border line.

References

^ ^a ^b "Occupied Golan: stories of separation - ICRC". www.icrc.org. International Committee of the Red Cross. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ Kershner, Isabel (21 May 2011). "In the Golan Heights, Anxious Eyes Look East". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

External links

[ICRC-1] "Occupied Golan: stories of separation - ICRC". www.icrc.org. International Committee of the Red Cross. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[2] Kershner, Isabel (21 May 2011). "In the Golan Heights, Anxious Eyes Look East". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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