Al-'Al
Abandoned Syrian village in the Golan Heights / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Jordanian town, see Al `Al, Jordan.
Al-'Al (Arabic: الْعَال, romanized: al-ʿĀl, trans. "the high place"), is a former Syrian village in the southern Golan Heights,[1] on the southern tributary of Wadi es-Samekh.[2] Israel occupied the area during the Six-Day War. The village was abandoned and dismantled.[1][3]
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Al-'Al
الْعَال | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°48′11″N 35°44′43″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Quneitra |
District | Quneitra |
Region | Golan Heights |
Destroyed | June 10, 1967 |
Elevation | 366 m (1,204 ft) |
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During the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, the name was spelt "El Al" on French maps.