As-Summaqah, Sumaqa or Samaqa (Arabic: اﻟﺴﻤﺎﻗﺔ or ﺳﻤﺎﻗﺔ),[1] is a former Syrian village located in the Golan Heights.[2]

As-Summaqah
اﻟﺴﻤﺎﻗﺔ or ﺳﻤﺎﻗﺔ
Village
As-Summaqah is located in the Golan Heights
As-Summaqah
As-Summaqah
Coordinates: 33°09′34.7″N 35°43′29.8″E / 33.159639°N 35.724944°E / 33.159639; 35.724944
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
DistrictQuneitra
RegionGolan Heights
Destroyed1967
Population
 • Total150

History

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The settlement has been inhabited intermittent throughout history.[3] It has remains from the Early Bronze Age II or III, Iron Age I, Roman, Mamluk and Ottoman periods.[4] The Mamluks produced grape honey in the village.[5]

In the 15-16 century, the al-Fadl tribe left northeastern Syria after an internal conflict.[6] When they arrived in the Golan Heights they settled in several villages in the area including Summaqah.[7] They worked with agriculture and livestock.[8] This continued till after the French Mandate.[9]

After Israel occupied the area in the Six-Day War, they began destroying Syrian villages in the Golan Heights.[10][11] Summaqah was destroyed in 1967.[12] The population before the war was 150.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Murphy, Ray; Gannon, Declan (2008). "Changing the Landscape: Israel's Gross Violations of International Law in the Occupied Syrian Golan" (PDF). al-Marsad. p. 67.
  2. ^ "Golan Heights and vicinity : October 1994". The Library of Congress. 1994-01-01. Retrieved 2024-08-31. (As Summaqah shown as an abandoned/dismantled Syrian village)
  3. ^ Tsioni 2010, pp. 222
  4. ^ Tsioni 2010, pp. 222
  5. ^ Tsioni 2010, pp. 222–241
  6. ^ ‘Abbasi & Seltenreich 2007, pp. 25
  7. ^ ‘Abbasi & Seltenreich 2007, pp. 26
  8. ^ ‘Abbasi & Seltenreich 2007, pp. 26
  9. ^ ‘Abbasi & Seltenreich 2007, pp. 26
  10. ^ Shai (2006). "The Fate of Abandoned Arab Villages in Israel, 1965-1969". History and Memory. 18 (2): 100-101. doi:10.2979/his.2006.18.2.86.
  11. ^ Sulimani & Kletter 2022, pp. 55–56
  12. ^ a b "al-Marsad" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

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