9 0 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ▁‘ Al ▁( , ▁trans . ▁" the ▁high ▁place "), ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Sy rian ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Gol an ▁He ights , ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁W adi ▁es - S ame kh . ▁Israel ▁occupied ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁dis m ant led . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁Mand ate ▁for ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁the ▁Leb anon , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁sp elt ▁" El ▁Al " ▁on ▁French ▁maps . ▁ ▁History ▁Arch ae ological ▁remains ▁of ▁several ▁Roman ▁and ▁Greek ▁artifact s ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁gives ▁evidence ▁of ▁ancient ▁settlement . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" ru ined ▁village ". ▁A ▁modern ▁village ▁was ▁probably ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁contained ▁ 6 5 ▁dwell ings , ▁including ▁ 3 2 0 ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁" large , ▁well - built ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁rev iving ". ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁settlement ▁of ▁Eli ad ▁was ▁built ▁nearby . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁ 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁defence ▁in ▁depth ▁strategy ▁at ▁the ▁Al ▁‘ Al ▁rid g eline . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sy rian ▁towns