February 6th 2015 – Golan Heights Volcanoes, Israel 🌋

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Golan Heights, Israel
Hi,
Atza and I first wedding anniversary!
So we decided on a trip with a subject – Fire!… well, not exactly – more like Volcanoes…. inactive (dormant) volcanoes… =P

The only place we have volcanoes here in Israel is the Golan Heights. So we packed our stuff (we forgot a lot of things, like the Poyke pot, so we had to come back), and start driving.

The Golan Heights is basically a plateau. The only mountains on it are dormant volcanoes, this why the Israeli-Syrian border is starch along their line. we drove from one to another – learning about the Volcanoes, watching the view (Israeli an Syrian) and some history:

The Golan Heights were one of the fronts of Yom Kippur War (the other were Sinai) and almost every site has an heroic story of a fight.

Take Care
Gad

Tal Saki

The First "mountain" - Tal Saki. - volcanoesThe First “mountain” – Tal Saki.
Place of the heroic fights in Yum Kuippur war.

02062015-05What left of the fight still stands to as memorials. - volcanoesWhat left of the fight still stands to as memorials. - volcanoesWhat left of the fight still stands to as memorials. - volcanoesWhat left of the fight still stands to as memorials. - volcanoesWhat left of the fight still stands to as memorials.

A view west to Israel. - volcanoesA view west to Israel.

A view East on Syria and the Border - volcanoesA view East on Syria and the Border – volcanoes

Don't worry - Atzva is on the watch! =)Don’t worry – Atzva is on the watch! =)

An Israeli Centurion Tank looking north.An Israeli Centurion Tank looking north.

The Entrance to the new bunker, built after Yum Kippur War.The Entrance to the new bunker, built after Yum Kippur War.The Entrance to the new bunker, built after Yum Kippur War.

The old bunker, were 28 soldiers fought for their life for 3 days.The old bunker, were 28 soldiers fought for their life for 3 days.The old bunker, were 28 soldiers fought for their life for 3 days.The old bunker, were 28 soldiers fought for their life for 3 days.

The Memorial for the soldiers that fought and died in the fight on this hill.The Memorial for the soldiers that fought and died in the fight on this hill.The Memorial for the soldiers that fought and died in the fight on this hill.The Memorial for the soldiers that fought and died in the fight on this hill.The Memorial for the soldiers that fought and died in the fight on this hill.
“Look on those eyes observing you the passerby; see those faces staring you from those portraits. Those are the faces of our forever young friends, whose names we engraved in stone, after they fell in the battle, here on this hill, in the horror and heroism of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
We survived the battles and returned to life. We have created this monument for you the passerby, to tell you the story of giving and deviation and faith, and proclaim the forever we will remember with great love our brother-in-arms, their beauty, their valor and their sacrifice.”

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Tal Saki, Golan Heights, Israel

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Tal Saki, Golan Heights, Israel 48.216038, 16.378984

Mount Peres

02062015-33Driving north to Mount Peres  - volcanoesDriving north to Mount Peres

The top of Mount Peres - This is where the Magma flew out of the Volcano! - volcanoesThe top of Mount Peres – This is where the Magma flew out of the Volcano!

16.09.2020 update - the carter form another side (from a patrol along the Israeli-Syrian Border) - volcanoes16.09.2020 update – the carter form another side (from a patrol along the Israeli-Syrian Border)

The open for the road on top of the mountain. - volcanoesThe open for the road on top of the mountain.

A section in the mountains that shows the Scoria layers. This stones are mined and used in gardens. - volcanoesA section in the mountains that shows the Scoria layers. This stones are mined and used in gardens.

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Mount Peres, Golan Heights, Israel

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Mount Peres, Golan Heights, Israel 32.960448, 35.865083

The Golan Heights is the only place in Israel where you have big scale wind turbines that works. - volcanoesThe Golan Heights is the only place in Israel where you have big scale wind turbines that works. - volcanoesThe Golan Heights is the only place in Israel where you have big scale wind turbines that works.

Bental Mount

Bental Mount - volcanoesBental Mount

Atzva freezing on the top of Bental Mount - volcanoesAtzva freezing on the top of Bental Mount

Looking north to Mount Hermon from the Bental Mount - volcanoesLooking north to Mount Hermon from the Bental Mount

Looking South to Avital Mount from the Bental mountain (We skipped Avital Mount because it is not allowed to climb on it =/ ) - volcanoesLooking South to Avital Mount from the Bental mountain (We skipped Avital Mount because it is not allowed to climb on it =/ )

The coffee shop (Coffee Anan - "Cloud Coffee") on top of the Bental Mount, and the view from within. Feels like in a sky resort =) - volcanoesThe coffee shop (Coffee Anan – “Cloud Coffee”) on top of the Bental Mount, and the view from within. Feels like in a sky resort =)

The Post on top of the Bental. In Yum Kippur, this was the main base of the Golan Heights. - volcanoesThe Post on top of the Bental. In Yum Kippur, this was the main base of the Golan Heights.

A view East on Quneitra Syria and the Border. It is hard to see Quneitra, but the Syrian left this city ruined and built a new one behind it. - volcanoesA view East on Quneitra Syria and the Border. It is hard to see Quneitra, but the Syrian left this city ruined and built a new one behind it.

A view North on Mount Hermon. One the left you can see Merom Golan - The firs Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights. - volcanoesA view North on Mount Hermon. One the left you can see Merom Golan – The firs Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights.

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Mount Bental, Golan Heights, Israel

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Mount Bental, Golan Heights, Israel 33.128797, 35.785389

Memorials

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Golan Heights, Israel

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Golan Heights, Israel 32.981667, 35.749444