Ammuqa
Ammuqa (also transliterated 'Amuqa and Amuka) was a Palestinian village, located five kilometres northeast of Safed.
Ammuqa
عموقه Amuka, 'Amuqa | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: "deep" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Ammuqa (click the buttons) | |
Ammuqa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′22″N 35°31′13″E | |
| Palestine grid | 198/267 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | 24 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,574 dunams (2.574 km2 or 636 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 140 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Amuka |
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