Shayta

Shayta, also spelled Suhayta, S'heita or Su’heita, was a Syrian village located in the Golan Heights.[1] It was one of only six Syrian villages in the Golan Heights still populated following the Six-Day War.[2] After Israel occupied the area in 1967, Shayta's population census was 176 people, down from 200 in 1960.[3] In 1967, Shayta was partially destroyed and a military post built in its place.[2] Israel completely destroyed the village in 1971-72 and its population was forcibly transferred to the neighboring village of Mas'ade.[2][4] Today, its former inhabitants are still campaigning for the return to their village.[2] Shayta was located near the ceasefire line between Syrian and Israeli forces.[1][4]

Shayta
Shayta
The Golan on the map of Syria; Shayta on the map of the Golan
Coordinates: 33°15′N 35°46′E
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
DistrictQuneitra District
SubdistrictMas'ade
RegionGolan Heights
Destroyed1971-72
Elevation
1,189 m (3,904 ft)

See also
  • Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab-Israeli conflict

References
  1. South Lebanon and Vicinity 1976
  2. 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: 147.
  3. Davis, Uri (1983). "The Golan Heights under Israeli Occupation 1967 - 1981" (PDF). p. 5.
  4. 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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