Daboura, The Oak Village

Daboura village is situated in the occupied Golan Heights and it is affiliated to al-Quneitra governorate . It is known as the oak village because it is located in the forest which is bountiful with many kinds of trees especially the oak trees.

 Daboura is a copious valley stretching  from about  40 kilometers to the south-west of the city of al-Quneitra and on the west of the village. Besides, the village has many seasonal valleys , and it is famous for its waterfalls which are more than 12 meters high.

Perior to the Israeli occupation, the inhabitants in Daboura village were dependent in their livelihood on breeding livestock and clothes weaving.

The village was built before 250-300 years, and its population was about 550 people. It was inhabited by the tribes of nomads and shepherds. The ruins and old buildings, which were discovered in Daboura, indicate its ancient history. Its civilization dates back to pre- history, and the west side of the village embraces an old mausoleum and columns dating back to the Byzantine period.

The Israeli occupation expelled the villagers from their houses, later the village was invaded by a number of Israeli archaeologists claiming that they were looking for the treasures in the village that date back to the Zionist Talmud era.

Israel has alleged that Daboura village was built on the ruins of a Jewish human center which included a synagogue and a religious school.

In the early 1969 , the Israeli bulldozers destroyed most buildings in the village including the mosque and the school. A large number of the village’s ruins are exhibited today in the Department of Ruins at the Museum of Jewish settlement (Katzrin), the main Israeli settlement in the occupied Golan .

M.Wassouf