Eli-ad (Hebrew: אֵלִי-עַד) is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2019 had a population of 433.[1]

Eli-ad
Eli-ad
Coordinates: 32°48′18″N 35°44′3″E
District	Northern
Council	Golan Regional Council
Region	Golan Heights
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1968
Founded by	Nahal
Population  (2019)[1]	433

History

Israel captured the area from Syria in June 1967 in the Six-Day War. In 1968 as a Nahal settlement was founded, and became a moshav two years later. It was originally called El Al (Hebrew: אֶל עָל), "skyward", the same as Israel's national airline El Al (as an alteration of the name of the Arab village of Al ‘Al = "the high place"), and later renamed Eli Al (Hebrew: אֵלִי עַל), before assuming its current name. It is named[2] in memory of the initially successful Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was captured and hanged in Syria.[3]

Landmarks

Eliad is home to the Château Golan winery.

The nearby stream, Nahal El Al (Hebrew) or Wadi Dafila (Arabic) is a popular hiking destination and contains the Black Waterfall, named for its black basalt rock and situated closer to Avnei Eitan, and the downstream White Waterfall, named for its white limestone rock and located next to Eliad.[4]

See also

• Israeli-occupied territories

References