Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hittin was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1187 the Battle of Hittin took place where Saladin defeated the Crusaders. Hittin District District of Tiberias Location 8 km northwest of Tiberias Israeli occupation date July 16-17, 1948 Israeli military operation Operation Dekel Israeli attacking brigade Sheva' Brigade Remaining population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation A mosque, a shrine, a few houses Population 1596 1931 1945 n/a 931 1,190 Number of houses 1931: 190 Historical names Caananite name Siddim or Ziddim Israelite name Kefar Hattin Roman name Kfar Hittaya Israeli settlement(s) Arbel, Kefar Zetiln, Kefar Chittiln, Mitzpa Public structures A mosque, a shrine and a school See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://www.palestineremembered.com/Tiberias/Hittin/ This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.