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Golan Heights

(Encyclopedia)Golan Heights, strategic upland region (2003 est. pop. 10,500), c.500 sq mi (1,250 sq km), SW Syria. It borders S Lebanon, NE Israel, and NW Jordan. It takes its name from the ancient city of Golan an...

Golan

(Encyclopedia)Golan gōˈlən [key], in the Bible, refuge city, located in the tribal territory of Manasseh E of the Jordan; it was also a levitical city. Golan gives its name to the rocky plateau known as the Gola...

Arlington Heights

(Encyclopedia)Arlington Heights, village, Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabri...

Madison Heights

(Encyclopedia)Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center for companies f...

Mayfield Heights

(Encyclopedia)Mayfield Heights, city (1990 pop. 19,847), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1925. It is primarily residential.

Maple Heights

(Encyclopedia)Maple Heights, city (1990 pop. 27,089), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio; inc. 1932. It is chiefly a residential suburb of Cleveland, with major shopping centers and an industrial park. ...

Muskegon Heights

(Encyclopedia)Muskegon Heights, city (1990 pop. 13,176), Muskegon co., W Mich., a suburb of Muskegon; inc. 1903. Its manufactures include foundry items, restaurant furniture, tanks and hoppers, and lubricants. ...

Hasbrouck Heights

(Encyclopedia)Hasbrouck Heights hăzˈbro͝ok [key], borough (2020 pop. 11,870), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential ...

Hillcrest Heights

(Encyclopedia)Hillcrest Heights, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 15,793), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. It is located in a fast-g...

Garfield Heights

(Encyclopedia)Garfield Heights, city (2020 pop. 29,781), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential and industrial suburb adjacent to Cleveland; founded 1904, inc. 1932. It...