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| '''Katzrin''' ({{lang-he-n|קַצְרִין}}; also '''Qatzrin''') is an ] and town in the ] and the ] of the ]. Known as the "capital of the Golan,"<ref></ref> | '''Katzrin''' ({{lang-he-n|קַצְרִין}}; also '''Qatzrin''') is an ] and town in the ] and the ] of the ]. Known as the "capital of the Golan,"<ref></ref> | ||
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it is the largest settlement in the Golan Heights.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Settlement Monitor|last=Aronson|first=Geoffrey|journal=Journal of Palestine Studies|volume=27|issue=4|year=1998|page=p. 138|publisher=University of California Press}}</ref> While the headquarters of the Golan Regional Council are located in Katzrin, the town itself operates as an independent ]. To the south of Katzrin is the ], to the north ], and to the west the hills of the ]. In 2010, Katzrin had a population of 8,000.<ref></ref> The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights ], though the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Prior to 1967, the site of the ancient village was a military zone that was closed to archaeological research.<ref name=Killebrew/> Investigation by Israeli archaeologists began in 1972.<ref name=Killebrew/> Parts of the Jewish village have been ] for public display.<ref name=Killebrew/> | Prior to 1967, the site of the ancient village was a military zone that was closed to archaeological research.<ref name=Killebrew/> Investigation by Israeli archaeologists began in 1972.<ref name=Killebrew/> Parts of the Jewish village have been ] for public display.<ref name=Killebrew/> | ||
| Modern Katzrin was established in 1977 as a planned ] for the Golan. In 1981, under the ], Israel applied Israeli civil law in the Golan Heights (including Katzrin) but this law was internationally condemned.<ref name='un_scr_1981'>United Nations. , 1981.</ref><ref>]. .</ref><ref name='bbc_golan_profile'>BBC News. .</ref>At the end of the 1980s, a large influx of Jews from the former Soviet Union settled in Katzrin. Today, a third of the city’s population is comprised of new immigrants. Religious educators also moved there, establishing a religious day school and a premilitary academy.<ref></ref> | Modern Katzrin was established in 1977 as a planned ] for the Golan. In 1981, under the ], Israel applied Israeli civil law in the Golan Heights (including Katzrin) but this law was internationally condemned and determined null and void by the UN security council.<ref name='un_scr_1981'>United Nations. , 1981.</ref><ref>]. .</ref><ref name='bbc_golan_profile'>BBC News. .</ref>At the end of the 1980s, a large influx of Jews from the former Soviet Union settled in Katzrin. Today, a third of the city’s population is comprised of new immigrants. Religious educators also moved there, establishing a religious day school and a premilitary academy.<ref></ref> | ||
| ==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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Template:Infobox Israel municipality Katzrin (Template:Lang-he-n; also Qatzrin) is an Israeli settlement and town in the Golan Heights and the administrative center of the Golan Regional Council. Known as the "capital of the Golan," it is the largest settlement in the Golan Heights. While the headquarters of the Golan Regional Council are located in Katzrin, the town itself operates as an independent local council. To the south of Katzrin is the Sea of Galilee, to the north Mount Hermon, and to the west the hills of the Upper Galilee. In 2010, Katzrin had a population of 8,000. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, though the Israeli government disputes this.
History
The site was occupied from the Middle Bronze age, continuing into the Iron, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The most substantial structural remains date from the Late Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (3rd-4th to mid-8th centuries), when the site was a Jewish village with a synagogue. The village was destroyed in an earthquake in 746–749. During the Mamluk period (13th-14th centuries), it was a Muslim village and a mosque was built on the ruins of the synagogue. In the 1880s, Kisrin, as it was known then, was described as "a small Bedawin winter village, with a group of beautiful oak trees and old ruins". From the late 19th century to 1967, the village was occupied by Bedouin and a settled population.
Prior to 1967, the site of the ancient village was a military zone that was closed to archaeological research. Investigation by Israeli archaeologists began in 1972. Parts of the Jewish village have been reconstructed for public display.
Modern Katzrin was established in 1977 as a planned urban center for the Golan. In 1981, under the Golan Heights Law, Israel applied Israeli civil law in the Golan Heights (including Katzrin) but this law was internationally condemned and determined null and void by the UN security council.At the end of the 1980s, a large influx of Jews from the former Soviet Union settled in Katzrin. Today, a third of the city’s population is comprised of new immigrants. Religious educators also moved there, establishing a religious day school and a premilitary academy.
Economy
The Golan Heights Winery is located in Katzrin. In 2008, the large Chinese solar company Suntech Power and Israeli company Solarit Doral built Israel's largest solar power station, a 50 kW rooftop project near the town, and connected it to the electric grid./The Mey Eden mineral water bottling plant and the Golan Olive Oil Mill are in Katzrin. Golan Olive Oil produces some 50 tons of olive oil which is sold locally and exported. During the olive harvest season, which begins in October, visitors can watch the processing procedure, from crushing to bottling.
Education and culture
Ohalo College, a teacher training college, moved to Katzrin in 1988.
See also
References
- Golan olive attractions
- Aronson, Geoffrey (1998). "Settlement Monitor". Journal of Palestine Studies. 27 (4). University of California Press: p. 138.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help) - The Golan Heights attracting young Israelis
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ Ann E. Killebrew (2004). "Reflections on a reconstruction of the ancient Qasrin synagogue and village". In John H. Jameson (ed.). The Reconstructed Past: Reconstructions in the Public Interpretation of Archaeology and History. Altamira Press. pp. 127–129.
- ^ Claudine Dauphin (1998). La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations, Vol. III : Catalogue. BAR International Series 726. Oxford: Archeopress. p. 653–654.
- Shmuel Marco, Moshe Hartal, Nissim Hazan, Lilach Lev and Mordechai Stein (2003). "Archaeology, history, and geology of the A.D. 749 earthquake, Dead Sea transform". Geology. 31: 665–668.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - G. Schumacher (1888). The Jaulan. London: Richard Bentley and Son. p. 194.
- United Nations. Security Council Resolutions, 1981.
- Council on Foreign Relations. UN Security Council Resolution 497.
- BBC News. Regions and territories: The Golan Heights.
- Moskowitz prize
- Israel opens largest solar plant with Chinese help, December 10, 2008.
- Chinese PV pioneer helps build Israel's biggest solar power station, Xinhua, December 9, 2008.
- Golan olive attractions
- Ohalo College in Katzrin
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