Israeli Settlements
The Israeli-occupied territory is administered by the Golan Regional Council, based in the Israeli settlement of Katzrin, which has a population of 6,400. There another 19 moshavim and 10 kibbutzim. In 1989, the settler population was around 10,000. In 2010 the settlers had expanded to 20,000 living in 32 settlements.
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