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Depopulated Syrian village in the Golan Heights From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'Ayn Fit (Arabic: عين فيت), was a Syrian Alawite village situated in the northwestern Golan Heights.[1][2]
'Ayn Fit
عين فيت | |
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Village | |
Ruins at 'Ayn Fit | |
Coordinates: 33°13′26″N 35°42′15″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Quneitra |
District | Quneitra |
Region | Golan Heights |
Founded | 17th century |
Destroyed | 1967 |
Population (1960s) | |
• Total | 1,500 (estimate) |
'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]
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