Barfiliya
Barfiliya (Arabic: برفيلية) was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) east of Ramla that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by Israeli archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) period (circa 9,500-8,000 BCE).
Barfiliya
برفيلية Barfilia, Barfilya, Berfilya, Berfilia | |
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Ruins of the village, 2008 | |
| Etymology: a personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Barfiliya (click the buttons) | |
Barfiliya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′39″N 34°59′18″E | |
| Palestine grid | 149/146 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 14, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,134 dunams (7.134 km2 or 2.754 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 730 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Military firing range |
Barfiliya lay on a road between Jerusalem and Lydda that was built in Roman times. During the Crusades, it was known as Porfylia. In the early Ottoman era, it was a small village of 44 inhabitants. By 1945, before the end of the Mandatory Palestine and the outbreak of 1948 Arab–Israeli War, its population had grown to 730. Depopulated on July 14, 1948, Barifiliya was subsequently destroyed.
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