Ramat Magshimim (, lit "Height of the Pioneers") is an Israeli settlement and moshav in the southern Golan Heights. In it 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 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 the military occupation system and establishing Israeli civil rule on the area.
Transportation The Golan Regional Council operates twenty buses per day from Ramat Magshimim to the Israeli city of Tiberias. The bus line begins at Natur, and also stops at Haspin, Nov, Avnei Eitan, Eliad, Afik, Neot Golan, and Bnei Yehuda.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=9539&line=24&boardingStation=51745&dropingStation=58471 The bus ride to Tiberias takes approximately 49 minutes.https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Tiberias&dll=32.7872553_35.53638257&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi43ODcyNTUsMzUuNTM2MzgzfDE3ODU3ODY5NjAwMDB8MTc4NTc4OTg0MDAwMHwyODgw Egged also operates eight buses per day from Ramat Magshimim to Beit She'anhttps://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=source-destination&saveParams=true&org=Afiq&oll=32.77773_35.70206&dest=Beit%20She%27an%20Municipality&dll=32.4973526_35.4981803&routeId=MzIuNzc3NzMwLDM1LjcwMjA2MHwzMi40OTczNTMsMzUuNDk4MTgwfDE3ODU3ODcyMDAwMDB8MTc4NTc5MTIyMDAwMHw0MDIw (and ultimately all the way to Jerusalem).https://route.bus.gov.il/?tab=lines&saveParams=true&routeId=19742&line=966&boardingStation=53182&dropingStation=6109 Ramt Magshimim is also located close to Highway 98, the primary road through the Golan Heights.
See also Hesder
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