Category: War, from Wikidata’s class “battle”
Valley of Tears
Part of: Yom Kippur War
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: battle (all its classes: Wikidata item)
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The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Although massively outnumbered, the Israeli forces managed to hold their positions and on the fourth day of the battle the Syrians withdrew, just as the Israeli defences were almost at the point of collapse.
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Valley of Tears. (2026, October 11). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_of_Tears&oldid=1379647975
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“Valley of Tears.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_of_Tears&oldid=1379647975.
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Wikipedia, “Valley of Tears,” last modified October 11, 2026, 03:44 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_of_Tears&oldid=1379647975.
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Wikipedia, “Valley of Tears.”
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