Merom Golan () is an
Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Israeli Jews, Jewish identity or ethni ...
organized as a
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...
in the Western
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
. The
settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel
occupied the area in the
Six Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10June 1967.
Military hostilities broke ...
in 1967. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights
illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
It is located at the bottom of the
volcanic crater
A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing one or more vents. During volcanic eruptions, molten magma and volcanic gases rise from an ...
of
Mount Bental
Mount Bental (, / ALA-LC: ''Jabal al-Gharam'' / "Mountain of Lust" "Jabal Bental"; , ''Har Bental'', "Mount Bental" (lit. "Son of Dew") is a dormant volcano in the North-Eastern part of the Golan Heights, It extends to an elevation of 1,171 Met ...
. The settlement falls under the jurisdiction of
Golan Regional Council
Golan Regional Council (, ) is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up of 18 moshavim, 10 kibbutzim, and 4 community settlements. The council headquarters is in the ...
. In , it had a population of .
History
Kibbutz Golan (later Merom Golan) was established on 14 July 1967 with funds from the
Upper Galilee Regional Council
The Upper Galilee Regional Council (, Romanization of Hebrew, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit HaGalil HaElyon'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in Israel's Upper Galilee region, bordered by the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council and the ...
on the site of the abandoned military camp of Aleika.
The kibbutz had the lowest temperature ever recorded by an Israeli weather station: -14.2°C. The previous record was -13.7C in the
Beit Netofa Valley
The Beit Netofa Valley, or Sahl al-Battuf (, Arabic: سهل البطوف) is a valley in the Lower Galilee region of Israel, midway between Tiberias and Haifa. Covering 46 km2, it is the largest valley in the mountainous part of the Galilee a ...
.
Geography
Climate
See also
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Israeli-occupied territories
Israel has occupied the Golan Heights of Syria and the Palestinian territories since the Six-Day War of 1967. It has previously occupied the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and southern Lebanon as well. Prio ...
*
Status of territories occupied by Israel in 1967
During the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. The Sinai Peninsula was returned to full sovereignty of Egypt in 1982 as a result of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. The Un ...
References
External links
Official website
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Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights
Kibbutzim
Populated places established in 1967
Golan Regional Council
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
1967 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate