To which country did the Golan Heights actually belong?
To which country did the Golan Heights actually belong?
(A) Jordan
(B) Syria
(C) Palestine
(D) Israel
Historically and internationally, the Golan Heights have always been considered to be a part of Syria. In relation to sovereignty, prior to Syria’s independence in 1946 until 1967, the region was under the sovereignty of Syria. It was only during the Six-Day War in June 1967 that Israel occupied about two-thirds of the land from Syria.