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Khushniyeh (Arabic: الخشنية) is a former Syrian town located in the Golan Heights.
History
Archeological excavations have revealed remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods.
The German-American archaeologist Gottlieb Schumacher surveyed the village in the 1880s and described it as: "El-Khushniyeh —A large winter village on the Roman street west of er-Rafid, with scattered building stones. Most of the huts have fallen to pieces."
The old part of town was built with basalt stones. The residents worked with livestock and agriculture and Khushniyah was known for its vineyards and figs. Eucalyptus trees was planted in the town to fight of malaria. There was also several schools, a police station and a mosque built in 1956.
After Israel occupied the area in the Six-Day War, they began destroying Syrian villages in the Golan Heights. Khushniyeh was destroyed in 1967. The population before the war was 1029.