Ramat Magshimim Explained

Ramat Magshimim
Meaning:Height of the Pioneers
Founded:1968
Region:Golan Heights
District:north
Council:Golan
Affiliation:Hapoel HaMizrachi
Pushpin Map:Syria Golan#Israel Golan
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:32.8461°N 35.8086°W

Ramat Magshimim (Hebrew: רָמַת מַגְשִׁימִים, lit "Height of the Pioneers") is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. In it had a population of .

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law.[1]

History

The settlement was one of the first in the Golan Heights, and the first religious settlement. The community was established in 1968, initially living in abandoned houses in Fiq. After eight months they moved to an abandoned Syrian army camp adjacent to the current location, before moving again in the summer of 1972. At the time, the Golan Heights were part of the Israeli Military Governorate; in 1981, the area of Golan was unilaterally annexed by Israel, abolishing military occupation system and imposing Israeli civil rule on the area.

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Geneva Convention. BBC. 10 December 2009.