Hit, Daraa Governorate
Hit
حيط Heit, Hayt | |
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Village | |
  Hit | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′15″N 35°54′44″E / 32.75417°N 35.91222°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Shajara |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,956 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hit (حيط; also transliterated Heit or Hayt) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 3,956 in the 2004 census.[1] The village sits by the confluence of the Allan and Ehreir streams,[2] overlooking the deep gorge where the streams meet.[3] It is near the approaches to the Yarmuk river,[2] which represents the border between Syria and Jordan.
History
In 1886, Gottlieb Schumacher noted that Hit was a medium-sized village of 150 Muslims living in thirty huts, part of which were constructed of stone and others mud, with the largest and best-built being that of its sheikh (headman). The modern village had been established in the preceding few years by families from the nearby village of Saham al-Jawlan who lost their properties due to their creditors and made use of the Hit's scattered ancient ruins to build their new settlement.[3]
References
- ^ a b "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ a b "La Liste Géographique du Papyrus 71 de Zénon". Revue Biblique (in French). 32. 1923.
- ^ a b Schumacher 1886, p. 153.
Bibliography
- Schumacher, Gottlieb (1886). Across the Jordan: Being an Exploration and Survey of Part of Hauran and Jaulan. London: Richard Bentley and Son.
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