Ma'ale Gamla

Ma'ale Gamla
מַעֲלֵה גַּמְלָא‬
Ma'ale Gamla
Coordinates: 32°53′16.79″N 35°41′6.72″E / 32.8879972°N 35.6852000°E / 32.8879972; 35.6852000Coordinates: 32°53′16.79″N 35°41′6.72″E / 32.8879972°N 35.6852000°E / 32.8879972; 35.6852000
District Northern
Council Golan
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1975
Population (2017)[1] 488
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 2017 it had a population of 488.[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[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 nearby ruin of Tell es Salam.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Geneva Convention". BBC. 10 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Danny Syon, Identification of Gamla, Israel Antiquities Authority.
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