Khushniyeh

Khushniyeh (Arabic: الخشنية) is a former Syrian town located in the Golan Heights.

[3] Archeological excavations have revealed remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods.

[4] 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.

[4] The residents worked with livestock and agriculture and Khushniyah was known for its vineyards and figs.

[4] After Israel occupied the area in the Six-Day War, they set about destroying Syrian villages in the Golan Heights.