Ramat Magshimim

Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights

Place in Northern, Israel

Ramat Magshimim 32°50′46″N 35°48′31″E / 32.84611°N 35.80861°E / 32.84611; 35.80861
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Golan
Region	Golan Heights
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1968
Population (2022)^[1]	820

Ramat Magshimim (Hebrew: רָמַת מַגְשִׁימִים, lit "Height of the Pioneers") is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 820.^[1]

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law.^[2]

History

The settlement was one of the first in the Golan Heights, and the first religious settlement. The community was established in 1968, initially living in abandoned houses in Fiq. After eight months they moved to an abandoned Syrian army camp adjacent to the current location, before moving again in the summer of 1972. At the time, the Golan Heights were part of the Israeli Military Governorate; in 1981, the area of Golan was unilaterally annexed by Israel, abolishing military occupation system and imposing Israeli civil rule on the area.