Katzrin
Katzrin
קצרין | |
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Street in Katzrin | |
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Coat of arms | |
Katzrin Katzrin Katzrin | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′31″N 35°41′28″E / 32.992°N 35.691°E | |
| Country | Golan Heights |
| Israeli District | Northern |
| Israeli Subdistrict | Golan |
| Syrian Governorate | Quneitra |
| Syrian District | Quneitra |
| Syrian Subdistrict | Quneitra |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Yehuda Dua |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,930 dunams (10.93 km2; 4.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 8,042 |
| • Density | 735.8/km2 (1,906/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.0% |
| • Arabs | 1.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Website | katsrin.com |
Katzrin (Hebrew: קצרין; Arabic: قصرين, romanized: Qaṣrīn), also Qatzrin, is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights. Known as "the capital of the Golan", it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Shams, and the largest Israeli settlement. It is the seat of Golan Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 8,042.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, though the Israeli and United States governments dispute this. Since 2019, the United States has recognized that the Golan Heights are under the sovereignty of Israel.