Ma'ale Gamla Explained

Ma'ale Gamla
Founded:1975
District:north
Council:Golan
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Syria Golan#Israel Golan
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:32.8881°N 35.6853°W
Website:www.mgamla.org.il

Ma'ale Gamla (Hebrew: מַעֲלֵה גַּמְלָא) is an Israeli settlement and moshav located in the west part of the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. It falls 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 United States and the Israeli government dispute this.[1] [2]

History

The moshav was built in 1975 and was named after the ancient town of Gamla, destroyed in the course of the Jewish–Roman war in the 1st century CE, and believed to be the ruin of Tell es Salam, 6km to the west.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Geneva Convention . . 10 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel – The White House . 2022-10-11 . trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov.
  3. Danny Syon, Identification of Gamla, Israel Antiquities Authority.