Arab al-Shamalina

Arab al-Shamalina (Arabic: عرب الشمالنة) also known as Khirbat Abu Zayna was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 4, 1948, under Operation Matate (Broom), a sub operation of Operation Yiftach. It was located 13 km southeast of Safad near the Jordan River.

Arab al-Shamalina
عرب الشمالنة
Etymology: Kh. Abu Zeineh, the ruin of Abu Zeineh, p.n.
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Arab al-Shamalina
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°54′26″N 35°36′08″E
Palestine grid205/256
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationMay 4, 1948
Population
 (1945)
  Total650
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary causeExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesAlmagor

In 1945 it had a population of 650.

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