Katzrin

Katzrin
קַצְרִין
قَصْرِين
Town
Katzrin
Katzrin
Official seal of Katzrin
Katzrin is located in the Golan Heights
Katzrin
Katzrin
Katzrin is located in Israel
Katzrin
Katzrin
Katzrin is located in Syria
Katzrin
Katzrin
Coordinates: 32°59′31″N 35°41′28″E / 32.992°N 35.691°E / 32.992; 35.691
CountryGolan Heights, internationally recognized as Syrian territory occupied by Israel
Israeli DistrictNorthern District
Israeli SubdistrictGolan
Syrian GovernorateQuneitra Governorate
Syrian DistrictQuneitra District
Syrian SubdistrictQuneitra Subdistrict
Founded1977
Government
 • MayorDmitry Apartzev
Elevation
339 m (1,112 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total7,876

Katzrin (Hebrew: קַצְרִין; also Qatzrin, Arabic: قصرين, romanizedqaṣrīn) is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights.[2] Known as the "capital of the Golan",[3] it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Shams, and the largest Israeli settlement.[2][4] In 2022 it had a population of 7,876. It is the seat of Golan Regional Council.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, though the Israeli government disputes this.[5]

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Aronson, Geoffrey (1998). "Settlement Monitor". Journal of Palestine Studies. 27 (4). University of California Press: 138. doi:10.2307/2538145. JSTOR 2538145.
  3. ^ Golan olive attractions
  4. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2011), populations of localities numbering above 2,000 residents
  5. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.