'Ayn Fit
Depopulated Syrian village in the Golan Heights
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'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 | |
| Palestine grid | 216/292 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Destroyed | 1967 |
| Population | |
• Estimate (1960s) | 1,500 |
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.[1] 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.[6]