Ghajar
Sign in to saveGhajar (, or ), also Rhadjar, is an Alawite-Arab village on the Hasbani River, on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of , it had a population of , most of whom consider themselves Syrian but have Israeli ID cards. The Blue Line divides Ghajar between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, although Israel has occupied the entire village since 2006. Israel considers it a part of its Northern District, in which its southern part is organized as a local council in the Golan Subdistrict.
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Place details
- Locality
- ע'ג'ר
- Region
- מחוז הצפון
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 2,607
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
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Key facts
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- Ghajar
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- Country
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- (Southern) (Northern)
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- Control
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- Israel
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- Location
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- On the border between Lebanon and Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
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- yes
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- 13
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- 246
- Settlement <! More parameter fields available at Template:Infobox settlement >.elevation_m
- 310
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- Shebaa Farms.jpg
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- Syria#Syria Golan
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- The Golan on the map of Syria; Ghajar on the map of the Golan.
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- top
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- 208/297 PAL
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ע'ג'ר
- Population
- 2745
- Area
- 2.39
- Elevation
- 310
- Image
- רגר.JPG
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- Ghajar
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Modern era
- Israeli occupation
- Planned Israeli withdrawal
- Syrian civil war
- Gaza war
- Citizenship
- Economy
- Cuisine
- The Blue Line
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Ghajar (, or ), also Rhadjar, is an Alawite-Arab village on the Hasbani River, on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of , it had a population of , most of whom consider themselves Syrian but have Israeli ID cards. The Blue Line divides Ghajar between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, although Israel has occupied the entire village since 2006. Israel considers it a part of its Northern District, in which its southern part is organized as a local council in the Golan Subdistrict.
==History==
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