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Petroleum Road
''For the Saudi Road see: Trans-Arabian_Pipeline#Tapline_Road'' The Petroleum Road or Tapline Road (Hebrew: כביש הנפט, ''Kvish HaNeft'') is a privately owned north–south asphalt road in the Golan Heights. It is long. It begins near Mount Peres on the east edge of the central Golan, and ends in the northern Golan near the Israeli-occupied Golan-Lebanese frontier, nearby Ghajar. Most of the road is marked on maps as inaccessible to traffic because of poor road quality.The Hebrew guide מדריך כרטא, (''Madrikh Karta''), by Azaria Alon, , uses the term כביש משובש ("broken road") for the entire route. Another map, published by ''Mapa'' (http://www.mapa.co.il) in 2001, uses a similar term for the portion between Highway 91 and Route 959. The name ''Petroleum Road'' derives from the now defunct oil pipeline of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company, which the road runs adjacent to. The ''Tapline'', as it is abbreviated, originated in the oil fields of Saudi Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Arabian Pipeline
The Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline), was an oil pipeline from Qaisumah in Saudi Arabia to Sidon in Lebanon, active between 1950–1976. In its heyday, it was an important factor in the global trade of petroleum, as well as in American–Middle Eastern political relations, while locally helping with the economic development of Lebanon. History Construction of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline began in 1947 and was mainly managed by the American company Bechtel. Originally the Tapline was intended to terminate in Haifa, which was then in the British Mandate of Palestine, but due to the establishment of the state of Israel, an alternative route through Syria (Golan Heights) and Lebanon was selected with an export terminal in Sidon. The Syrian government initially opposed the plan. Four days after a military coup that overthrew democratic rule the deal was ratified. The coup's leader Husni al-Za'im was overthrown and murdered 136 days later, but the project was unstoppable. Since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortification
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its ' cyclopean' walls). A Greek '' phrourion'' was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banias
Banias or Banyas ( ar, بانياس الحولة; he, בניאס, label=Modern Hebrew; Judeo-Aramaic, Medieval Hebrew: פמייס, etc.; grc, Πανεάς) is a site in the Golan Heights near a natural spring, once associated with the Greek god Pan. It had been inhabited for 2,000 years, until it was abandoned and destroyed following the Six Day War.How modern disputes have reshaped the ancient city of Banias Aeon: "In June 1967, the penultimate day of the Six Day War saw Israeli tanks storm into Banias in breach of a UN ceasefire accepted by Syria hours earlier. The Israeli general Moshe Dayan had decided to act unilaterally and take the Golan. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kela Alon
Kela Alon ( he, קלע אלון) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement, in the Golan Heights. Falling under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council, in it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Ramat Trump is a planned community located near Kela Alon. History Until depopulation in 1967, the place was occupied by the Syrian village of Qanaabé (Kana'beh), which had approximately 480 inhabitants. The area was settled by Israelis in 1981 and is initially Nahal settlement. However, the proximity of military areas and the presence of land mines caused it to be abandoned in 1988. The modern settlement was established in 1991 and was originally called "Bruchim" ( he , ברוכים). The first settlers were immigrants from the 1990s from the Soviet Union. The current name was adopted in 1997. A new neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortal (kibbutz)
Ortal ( he, אוֹרְטַל) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the northern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Located 915 meters above sea level and northeast of Katzrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Economy As of 2006, the kibbutz vineyard, affiliated with the Golan Heights Winery, produced three varieties of grapes: chardonnay, cabernet, and merlot. Israel National News, 17 July 2006 See also * |
Highway 87 (Israel)
Highway 87 is a 35 km long east-west highway in northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It extends from the northern shores of Lake Kinneret through the central Golan Heights. It begins in the west at Kfar Nahum/Capernaum and ends in the east at Bashan Junction. Junctions & Interchanges on the highway Places of interest near Highway 87 * Tabgha/Ein Sheva with the Church of the Multiplication and the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter * Church of the Beatitudes * Capernaum/Kfar Nahum – the Franciscan side of the archaeological site with the ancient synagogue, and the Greek Orthodox side and monastery * Arik Bridge * Bethsaida, Bethsaida Valley and * Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve and Yehudiya Stream * Memorial statue for the IDF's 7th brigade * Husayniyah (חושנייה) See also *List of highways in Israel This is a list of Israeli highways. Besides highways in Israel proper, it includes highways in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshet, Golan Heights
Keshet ( he, קֶשֶׁת) is an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights, organized as a moshav shitufi. It was established in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War by young activists near the Syrian city of Quneitra, which had been occupied and subsequently razed to the ground in the Six-Day War.Andrew Beattie, Timothy Pepper, ''The Rough Guide to Syria'' 2nd edition, p. 146. Rough Guides, 2001. Its name is a translation of the name Quneitra ("arch"). In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Geography Keshet is situated near the volcanic cone of Mount Peres at above sea level. It is located just south of Highway 87 between the Keshet Junction and the Bashan Junction. History Keshet was established in the period between the cease-fire and armistice agreement following the Yom Kippur War by national-religious and secular demonstrators who opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 98 (Israel)
Highway 98 is the primary north-south highway in the Golan Heights. It is shaped like an archer's bow, and it runs parallel to the ceasefire line with Syria. The route runs from Tzemah junction south of the Kinneret, first through the Yarmuk valley, then it rises up a steep slope into the Golan Heights and crosses it until it reaches the lowest cable-car station on Mount Hermon. There it meets Route 999. Highway 98 is steep compared to the other highways in Israel, rising from 210 meters below sea level at the Kinneret to 1600 meters above sea level on the Hermon. Places of interest near Highway 98 * The Kinneret * Hamat Gader * Metzukei HaOn Nature Reserve * Meitzar Stream * El Al Nature Reserve * Iris grand-dufii reserve * Hushniyya iris reserve * Bashanit Range reserve * A view into Kuneitra across the ceasefire line * Mount Avital reserve * Hermonit reserve * Valley of Tears * Odem Forest * Berekhat Ram * Sa'ar Stream * Mount Hermon See also * List of highways i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
