'Ayn Fit

'Ayn Fit
عين فيت
Village
Ruins at 'Ayn Fit
Ruins at 'Ayn Fit
'Ayn Fit is located in the Golan Heights
'Ayn Fit
'Ayn Fit
'Ayn Fit in Syria
Coordinates: 33°13′26″N 35°42′15″E / 33.22389°N 35.70417°E / 33.22389; 35.70417
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
DistrictQuneitra
RegionGolan Heights
Founded17th century
Destroyed1967
Population
 (1960s)
 • Total1,500 (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]

Before the 1967 war, it was one of three mainly Alawite villages in the Golan Heights together with Za'ura and Ghajar.[5]

The German explorer Ulrich Jasper Seetzen visited 'Ayn Fit in 1806 during his travels in the region.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Abu Fakhr, Sakr (2000). "Voices from the Golan". Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (4): 5–36. doi:10.2307/2676559. JSTOR 2676559.
  2. ^ Southern Lebanon Border Area 1986 – Map from the University of Texas at Austin general libraries map collection, showing 'Ayn Fit
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Abu Fakhr, Sakr (2000). "Voices from the Golan". Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (4): 5–36. doi:10.2307/2676559. JSTOR 2676559.
  6. ^ Winter, Stefan (2016). A History of the 'Alawis: From Medieval Aleppo to the Turkish Republic. Princeton University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-691-17389-4. Retrieved 2024-08-14.