Alma, Safad
Alma (Arabic: علما) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, during Operation Hiram. It was located 10 km north of Safad.
Alma
علما | |
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| Etymology: from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Alma, Safad (click the buttons) | |
Alma Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°3′20″N 35°29′28″E | |
| Palestine grid | 196/273 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | October 30, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,498 dunams (19.498 km2 or 7.528 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 950 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Alma |
Alma was located in Galilee about 4 km south of the Lebanese border. In 1945 it had a population of 950.
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