Al-Shajara, Palestine
Al-Shajara (Arabic: الشجرة) was a Palestinian Arab village depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees. It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin. The village was very close to the city of Nazareth, about 5 kilometers away.
Al-Shajara
الشجرة al-Shajera | |
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| Etymology: "the Tree" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Shajara, Tiberias (click the buttons) | |
Al-Shajara Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′16″N 35°23′56″E | |
| Palestine grid | 187/239 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | May 6, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,754 dunams (3.754 km2 or 1.449 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 770 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Ilaniya |
The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dunams (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dunams (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards.
Al-Shajara was the home village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali.
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