Hittin

Hittin حطّين Hattin, Hutin
Hittin, 1934
Etymology: from personal name[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Hittin (click the buttons)
Hittin Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°48′25″N 35°27′12″E / 32.80694°N 35.45333°E / 32.80694; 35.45333
Palestine grid	192/245
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Tiberias
Date of depopulation	16–17 July 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	22,764 dunams (22.764 km2 or 8.789 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,190[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary cause	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Arbel, Kefar Zetim

Hittin (Arabic: حطّين, transliterated Ḥiṭṭīn (Arabic: حِـطِّـيْـن) or Ḥaṭṭīn (Arabic: حَـطِّـيْـن)) was a Palestinian village located 8 kilometers (5 mi) west of Tiberias before it was occupied by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war when most of its original residents became refugees. As the site of the Battle of Hattin in 1187, in which Saladin reconquered most of Palestine from the Crusaders, it has become an Arab nationalist symbol. The shrine of Nabi Shu'ayb, venerated by the Druze and Sunni Muslims as the tomb of Jethro, is on the village land. The village was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century until the end of World War I, when Palestine became part of the British Mandate for Palestine. On July 17 1948, the village was occupied by Israel, after its residents fled out of their homes because of Nazareth's occupation. in later years, the Moshavs Arbel and Kfar Zeitim were erected where Hittin used to be.