'Ayn Fit
Abandoned Syrian village in the Golan Heights
Village in Quneitra, Syria
'Ayn Fit عين فيت | |
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Village | |
 Ruins at 'Ayn Fit | |
| 33°13′26″N 35°42′15″E / 33.22389°N 35.70417°E / 33.22389; 35.70417 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Destroyed | 1967 |
| Population (1960s) | |
| • Total | 1,500 (estimate) |
'Ayn Fit (Arabic: عين فيت), was a Syrian Alawite village situated in the northwestern Golan Heights.[1][2]
History
'Ayn Fit was established during the early 17th century.[3] The inhabitants were forcibly expelled during the Six Day war and the village was destroyed by Israel.[4] The population before the war was around 1500 people.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Abu Fakhr, Sakr (2000). "Voices from the Golan". Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (4): 5–36. doi:10.2307/2676559. JSTOR 2676559.
- ^ Southern Lebanon Border Area 1986 – Map from the University of Texas at Austin general libraries map collection, showing 'Ayn Fit
- ^ a b Eli Ashkenazi (10 May 2023). "Demonstrators protest IDF's plan to destroy heritage site in Golan Heights". The Jerusalem post. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Mason, M.; Eldin, M.F.; Dajani, M. (2022). The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization and Jawlani Resistance. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7556-4453-7. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
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Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
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Israeli settlements in italics were on the Mandatory Palestine side of the 1923 border.
