Hittin

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Hittin is a historic village site in northern Israel, best known as the location near the Horns of Hattin where Saladin decisively defeated the Crusaders in 1187.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Palestinian Arab village
historic village site
archaeologicalRemains Ottoman-period structures
Roman and Byzantine remains
associatedWithFigure Prophet Shu'ayb
surface form: Nabi Shuʿayb (Prophet Jethro)
battlefieldRole staging area and vicinity of the 1187 Battle of Hattin
category Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Former populated places in the Tiberias Subdistrict
conqueredBy Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
contains Nabi Shuayb shrine
surface form: shrine of Nabi Shuʿayb
country Israel
cropsGrown figs
grain
olives
vegetables
crusaderHistory near site of decisive defeat of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
depopulatedIn 1948
depopulationCause military assault by Yishuv forces
depopulationContext Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War
elevation approximately 325 meters above sea level
hasReligiousSignificance Druze
Islam
hasToponymVariant Horn of Hattin
surface form: Hattin

Hittin self-link
heritageStatus site of historical and religious interest
historicalEventNearby Battle of Hattin
holySiteFor Druze community
knownFor association with Saladin’s victory over the Crusaders in 1187
proximity to the battlefield of the 1187 Battle of Hattin
languageOfInhabitantsPre1948 Arabic
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInRegion Galilee
surface form: Lower Galilee
locatedNear Horn of Hattin
surface form: Horns of Hattin
locatedWestOf Tiberias
mandateEraAdministrativeUnit Tiberias Subdistrict
mentionedIn Ottoman tax registers
nearbyGeographicalFeature Horn of Hattin
surface form: Horns of Hattin volcanic hills
nearbyModernLocality Mount Arbel
surface form: Arbel

Kfar Hittim
periodOfContinuousSettlement at least from Roman and Byzantine periods
post1948UseOfLand Israeli localities and agricultural use
pre1948PopulationType Palestinian
surface form: Palestinian Arab
primaryEconomicActivityPre1948 agriculture
religionOfMostInhabitantsPre1948 Islam
saladinCampaign key location in Saladin’s reconquest of Crusader-held territories
underRule Mandatory Palestine
surface form: British Mandate of Palestine

Ottoman Empire
waterSource local springs and cisterns

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Hittin hasToponymVariant Hittin self-link