Arab al-Safa
Arab al-Safa (Arabic: عرب الصفا), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 7.5 km south of Baysan.
Arab al-Safa
عرب الصفا | |
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Village | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Arab al-Safa (click the buttons) | |
Arab al-Safa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′27″N 35°32′16″E | |
| Palestine grid | 200/205 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | 20 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,518 dunams (12.518 km2 or 4.833 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 650 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
The village was destroyed on May 20, 1948, by the Israeli Golani Brigade under Operation Gideon.
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