Al-Tira, Haifa
al-Tira (Arabic: الطيرة, also called Tirat al-Lawz or "Tira of the almonds" to distinguish it from other al-Tiras) was a Palestinian town located 7 kilometres south of Haifa. It was made up of five khirbets, including Khirbat al-Dayr where lie the ruins of St. Brocardus monastery and a cave complex with vaulted tunnels.
- See Tira for other sites with similar names.
al-Tira
الطيرة Tirat al-Lawz | |
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| Etymology: The Fortress | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Tira, Haifa (click the buttons) | |
al-Tira Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′43″N 34°58′31″E | |
| Palestine grid | 148/240 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | 16 July 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,262 dunams (45.262 km2 or 17.476 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 5,270 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | HaHotrim, Tirat Carmel, Megadim, Kfar Galim, Kfar Tzvi Sitrin |
The town’s inhabitants fled or were expelled during the war in 1947–1948, and the Israeli town Tirat Carmel was founded on its lands in 1949.
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