Shayta
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| Shayta | |
|---|---|
  Shayta | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′N 35°46′E / 33.250°N 35.767°ECoordinates: 33°15′N 35°46′E / 33.250°N 35.767°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra District |
| Region | Golan Heights |
| Destroyed | 1971-72 |
| Elevation | 1,189 m (3,904 ft) |
Shayta, S'heita or Su’heita, was a Syrian village located in the Golan Heights.[1][2] It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War.[3] After Israel occupied the area in 1967, Shaytas population census was 176 people, down from 200 in 1960.[4] In 1967, Shayta was partially destroyed and a military post built in its place.[3] Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring town of Mas'ade.[2][3][5] Today, its former inhabitants are still campaigning for the return to their village.[3] Shayta was located near the ceasefire line between Syrian and Israeli forces.[1][5]
See also
- Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab-Israeli conflict
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Lebanon and Vicinity 1976
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Occupied Golan Heights
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Murphy, Ray; Gannon, Declan (2008). "Changing the Landscape: Israel’s Gross Violations of International Law in the Occupied Syrian Golan". Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge University Press) 11: p. 147.
- ↑ Davis, Uri (1983). "The Golan Heights under Israeli Occupation 1967 - 1981". p. 5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sakr Abu Fakhr, "Voices from the Golan", Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Autumn, 2000), University of California Press, p. 7.
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