Eli-ad () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav in the southern Golan Heights. It falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council and in had a population of .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
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 (), "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 (), before assuming its current name. It is namedBitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.5, (Hebrew) Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 1: Hermon and Golan, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.257 (Hebrew) in memory of the initially successful Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was captured and hanged in Syria.Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.143 , (English)
Transportation The Golan Regional Council operates twenty buses per day from Eliad to the Israeli city of Tiberias. The bus line begins at Natur, and also stops at Ramat Magshimim, Haspin, Nov, Avnei Eitan, Afik, Neot Golan, and Bnei Yehuda.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=9539&line=24&boardingStation=51745&dropingStation=58471 The bus ride to Tiberias takes approximately 39 minutes.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Tiberias&dll=32.7872553_35.53638257&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi43ODcyNTUsMzUuNTM2MzgzfDE3ODU3ODY5NjAwMDB8MTc4NTc4OTg0MDAwMHwyODgw Egged also operates eight buses per day from Eliad to Beit She'anhttps://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Beit%20She%27an%20Municipality&dll=32.4973526_35.4981803&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi40OTczNTMsMzUuNDk4MTgwfDE3ODU3ODcyMDAwMDB8MTc4NTc5MTIyMDAwMHw0MDIw (and ultimately all the way to Jerusalem).https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=19742&line=966&boardingStation=53182&dropingStation=6109 Eliad is also located close to Highway 98, the primary road through the Golan Heights.
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. Tiuli website, "Nahal Elal – Water among Basalt and Chalkstone"
See also Israeli-occupied territories
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