Shayta
Sign in to saveS-hayta, also spelled Suhayta, ''S'heita or Su'heita'', () was a Syrian Druze village located in the Golan Heights. It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War. After Israel occupied the area in 1967, S-hayta's population census was 176 people, down from 200 in 1960. In 1967, S-hayta was partially destroyed and a military post built in its place. Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring village of Mas'ade. Today, its former inhabitants are still campaigning for the
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S-hayta, also spelled Suhayta, ''S'heita or Su'heita'', () was a Syrian Druze village located in the Golan Heights. It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War. After Israel occupied the area in 1967, S-hayta's population census was 176 people, down from 200 in 1960. In 1967, S-hayta was partially destroyed and a military post built in its place. Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring village of Mas'ade. Today, its former inhabitants are still campaigning for the return to their village. S-hayta was located near the ceasefire line between Syrian and Israeli forces.
==See also== Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab-Israeli conflict
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