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Natur (Hebrew: נָטוּר) is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz in 1980, after Israel occupied the area in the 1967 Six Day War. In 2021, it had a population of 910 settlers. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Mechinat Avnei Eitan (Hebrew: מכינת אבנ"י אית"ן), also referred to as Leadership Yeshiva Academy in English, is a pre-military mechina which combines classical Yeshiva learning with the preparation for the service in the Israeli Defence Forces and leadership functions in Jewish communities. The mechina, the first of its kind for English speakers, was founded in 2004, on Moshav Avnei Eitan in the Golan Heights annexed by Israel in 1981.

Geshur (Hebrew: גְּשׁוּר, lit. Bridging) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern Golan Heights. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. In 2021 it had a population of 310.

Avnei Eitan (Hebrew: אַבְנֵי אֵיתָן) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights, located at an elevation of 385 meters (1,263 ft) above sea level. Located to the east of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 811. It is part of the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Kanaf (Hebrew: כָּנָף) is an Israeli settlement in the southern Golan Heights, organized as moshav shitufi, under the administration of Israel. One of four Golan settlements that overlook the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. The settlement began to be populated in 1991, and had a population of 466 in 2021.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Eli-ad (Hebrew: אֵלִי-עַד) is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in 2021 had a population of 484.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.

Al-'Al (Arabic: الْعَال, romanized: al-ʿĀl, trans. "the high place"), is a former Syrian village in the southern Golan Heights, on the southern tributary of Wadi es-Samekh. Israel occupied the area during the Six-Day War. The village was abandoned and dismantled.During the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, the name was spelt "El Al" on French maps.

Nov (Hebrew: נוֹב) is an Israeli settlement and religious moshav in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. Located to the east of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the municipal jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,026.The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli and American governments dispute this.

Mujahia or Nab‘a el-Mjảḥiyye is an archaeological site in the southern Golan Heights, north of Bnei Yehuda. It was first excavated by Avi Gopher in 1985 who examined stratigraphy made up of limestone and basalt. Upon further excavation, three levels of circular walled dwellings were found using stone basalt construction. Archaeological materials recovered included arrowheads, chisels, knives and scrapers along with use of obsidian, bones an shellfish. Relatively few arrowheads were found, mostly consisting of Helwan points. Local fauna included goat and gazelle. No radiometric dating was available, but it has been suggested to date to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) around the middle of the 8th millennium BC.

Gergesa, also Gergasa (Γέργεσα in Byzantine greek) or the Country of the Gergesenes, is a place on the eastern (Golan Heights) side of the Sea of Galilee located at some distance to the ancient Decapolis cities of Gadara and Gerasa. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. It is mentioned in some ancient manuscripts of the Gospel of Matthew as the place where the Miracle of the Swine took place, a miracle performed by Jesus who drove demons out of a[matthew 8:28 says 2 men (not one), messianic translation,Jewish bible;kda] possessed man and into a herd of pigs. All three Synoptic Gospels mention this miracle, Matthew writes about two possessed men instead of just one, and only some manuscripts of his Gospel name the location as Gergesa, while the other copies, as well as all versions of Luke and Mark, mention either Gadara or Gerasa (see Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, Matthew 8:28-34). The "Gerasa" reading is problematic, because Gerasa is neither near a sea nor does it border Galilee.Some are of the opinion that Gergesa was the country of the ancient Girgashites; but it is more probable that 'Gergesenes' was introduced by Origen upon mere conjecture; as before him most copies seem to have read 'Gadarenes', agreeable to the parallel passages and the ancient Syriac version. In any event, the "country of the Gergesenes/Gadarenes/Gerasenes" in the New Testament Gospels refers to some location on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The name is derived from either a lakeside village, Gergesa, the next larger city, Gadara, or the best-known city in the region, Gerasa. It is likely that the "Gerasa" reading is erroneous and a copyist error for "Gergesa," since only the latter place is bordering a lake while Gerasa is very far away from a lake.