Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab–Israeli conflict demolished shortly after May 15, 1968. The demolitions were carried out by contractors hired for the job. After the demolitions, the lands were given to Israeli settlers. There was an effort to preserve buildings of archaeological significance and buildings useful for the planned Jewish settlements. After the 1973 Yom Kippur War, parts of the occupied Golan Heights were returned to Syrian control, including Quneitra, which had changed hands several times during the war. According to a United Nations Special Committee, Israeli forces had deliberately destroyed the city before their 1974 withdrawal. Alphabetical list; all parts of the name are treated
Ingrid (given name) Ingrid (given name) Ingrid is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch feminine given name. It continues the Old Norse name "Ingiríðr", which was a short form of "Ingfríðr", composed of the theonym "Ing" and the element "fríðr" "beloved; beautiful" common in Germanic feminine given names. The name Ingrid (more rarely in the variant "Ingerid" or "Ingfrid"; short forms "Inga, Inger, Ingri") remains widely given in all of Scandinavia, with the highest frequency in Norway. Norwegian usage peaked in the interbellum period, with more than 2% of newly born girls so named in 1920; popularity declined gradually over the 1930s to 1960s,