Meanings
proper noun
- A plateau in Syria straddling the border with (and currently occupied by) Israel.
The agreement to disengage forces in the Golan Heights had been an achievement of substational proportions, and my visit was an opportunity to encourage, support, and nurture the new Syrian-American relationship that Kissinger had begun.
1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1013
Translations
Arabic هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَان, مُرْتَفَعَاتُ الْجَوْلَان
- هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَان (haḍbatu l-jawlān)plateau
- مُرْتَفَعَاتُ الْجَوْلَان (murtafaʕātu l-jawlān)plateau
Chinese Mandarin 戈蘭高地 /戈兰高地
- 戈蘭高地 /戈兰高地 (Gēlán Gāodì)plateau
Danish Golanhøjderne
- Golanhøjderneplateau
French Plateau du Golan
- Plateau du Golanplateau
German Golanhöhen
- Golanhöhenplateau
Greek Υψώματα του Γκολάν
- Υψώματα του Γκολάν (Ypsómata tou Gkolán)plateau
Hebrew רָמַת הַגּוֹלָן
- רָמַת הַגּוֹלָן (ramát-hagolán)plateau
Hindi गोलान पहाड़ियाँ
- गोलान पहाड़ियाँ (golān pahāṛiyā̃)plateau
Irish Arda Golan
- Arda Golanplateau
Italian Alture del Golan
- Alture del Golanplateau
Japanese ゴラン高原
- ゴラン高原 (Goran Kōgen)plateau
Māori Korana
- Koranaplateau
Norwegian Bokmål Golanhøydene
- Golanhøydeneplateau
Polish Wzgórza Golan
- Wzgórza Golanplateau
Portuguese Colinas de Golã
- Colinas de Golãplateau
Russian Гола́нские высо́ты
- Гола́нские высо́ты (Golánskije vysóty)plateau
Spanish Altos del Golán
- Altos del Golánplateau
Swedish Golanhöjderna
- Golanhöjdernaplateau
Cite this entry
APA
Golan Heights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan%20Heights
MLA
“Golan Heights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan%20Heights. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golan Heights,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan%20Heights.
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