Eliad (Israeli settlement)

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, and later renamed Eli Al, before assuming its current name. It is named in memory of the initially successful Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was captured and hanged in Syria.

Landmarks

Eliad is home to the Château Golan winery.
The nearby stream, Nahal El Al or Wadi Dafila 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.