Al-Ashrafiyya

Al-Ashrafiyya (Arabic: الأشرفية), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 4.5 km southwest of Baysan.

Al-Ashrafiyya
الأشرفية
Ashrafiya
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Al-Ashrafiyya
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°28′12″N 35°28′17″E
Palestine grid194/208
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulationMay 12, 1948
Area
  Total6,711 dunams (6.711 km2 or 2.591 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total230
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesSheluhot, Reshafim

The village was depopulated on May 12, 1948, during Operation Gideon. The village was completely destroyed and the inhabitants fled to Jordan.

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