Ghajar

Ghajar
غجر
ע'ג'ר‎
Ghajar
The Golan on the map of Syria; Ghajar on the map of the Golan.
Ghajar
Ghajar (the Golan Heights)
Coordinates: 33°16′22″N 35°37′23″E / 33.27278°N 35.62306°E / 33.27278; 35.62306
Grid position208/297 PAL
CountryOn the border between Lebanon
and the Israeli-occupied area
of the Golan Heights (de jure Syria). See Status of the Golan Heights.
Area
 • Total
246 ha (608 acres)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2022)
2,806

Ghajar (Arabic: غجر, Hebrew: ע'ג'ר or רג'ר‎), also Rhadjar, is an Alawite-Arab village on the Hasbani River, on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of 2022, it had a population of 2,806, most of whom consider themselves Syrian but have Israeli ID cards. The Blue Line divides Ghajar between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, although Israel has occupied the entire village since 2006. Israel considers it a part of its Northern District, in which its southern part is organized as a local council in the Golan Subdistrict.

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