'Ayn Fit (Arabic: عين فيت), was a Syrian Alawite village situated in the northwestern Golan Heights.[1][2]
'Ayn Fit
عين فيت | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Ruins at 'Ayn Fit | |
  'Ayn Fit 'Ayn Fit in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′26″N 35°42′15″E / 33.22389°N 35.70417°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Destroyed | 1967 |
| Population (1960s) | |
• Total | 1,500 (estimate) |
History
'Ayn Fit was established during the early 17th century.[3] The German explorer Ulrich Jasper Seetzen visited 'Ayn Fit in 1806 during his travels in the region.[4]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Ayn Fit‘s population as Alawites.[5]
Before the Six-Day war in 1967, it was one of three mainly Alawite villages in the Golan Heights, together with Za'ura and Ghajar.[6] The population before the war was around 1500 people.[3] The inhabitants were forcibly expelled during the Six-Day war, when Israel occupied the Golan Heights, and the village was destroyed by Israel.[7]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 136
- ^ Abu Fakhr, Sakr (2000). "Voices from the Golan". Journal of Palestine Studies. 29 (4): 5–36. doi:10.2307/2676559. JSTOR 2676559.
- ^ 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.
