| Jubata ez-Zeit جباتا الزيت |
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Jubata ez-Zeit
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| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra District |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Destroyed | 1967 |
| Elevation | 979 m (3,215 ft) |
Jubata ez-Zeit (Arabic: جباتا الزيت, Jubātā az-Zayt)[1] was a Syrian village situated in the far north of the Golan Heights. According to an Arab resident of a nearby town, it had a population of around 1,500 to 2,000 people prior to the Six-Day War. Towards the end of June 1967, the area was made a closed military zone, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) forcibly transferred half the population of Jubata (as half had left during the war),[2] and the village was razed.[3] In the early 1970s, the Israeli settlement Neve Ativ was built on the site of the former village.[4][5][6]
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Jubata ez-Zeit is an Arabic name that translates into English as "Olive Oil Pit," and refers to the olive trees that grew in the village which remain present today.[4] The village was located in a wadi whose name is transcribed by Edward Robinson and Eli Smith as Wady Khǔshābeh during their travels in the region in the mid-19th century. The wadi extends out to the southwest from the base of the southwestern peak of Jabal esh-Sheikh.[7]
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