What is Syria Famous/Known For?
6The Shouting Valley
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The Shouting Valley is a spot where four countries- Syria, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon meet. The place got the name because of how people often communicate with their relatives across the valley with megaphones. The Golan Heights plateau is located on the border between Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, and covers some 1,800 square kilometers, mostly under Israeli military occupation since 1967, after the Six Day War. Years later, in 1981, the Israeli Parliament approved its annexation, but this action was declared null and void by the United Nations. Syria and Israel are still technically at war, although in the line of separation there has been a relative calm until today, here Druze and Israelis live in a certain harmony, although there is still evidence of the conflict: ruins of old barracks and bunkers abandoned on Mount Bental , which can also be visited without problems, there is even a coffee shop, Coffee Annan, with views over the Golan Plateau and the Syrian city of Quneitra. The highlands of the Golan are located east of the Sea of Galilee, and are a surprisingly beautiful area full of history, culture and spectacular landscapes: mountains, parks and vineyards, some of their wineries have the best wines in the world, it is a good place to make wine tastings and tour the vine fields. And you can also do abundant outdoor activities: rafting, trekking, canyoning, cycling and there is even a ski slope on Mount Hermon, which also has activities in summer with organized excursions by jeep, bicycles or on horseback. Click the next ARROW to see the next photo!
