Fajja
Fajja (Arabic: فجّة) was a Palestinian town located 15 kilometers northeast of Jaffa. Depopulated and destroyed during the Arab-Israeli war, its land area is today part of the Israeli city of Petah Tikva.
Fajja
فجّة | |
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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 Fajja (click the buttons) | |
Fajja Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′12″N 34°54′8″E | |
| Palestine grid | 141/165 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jaffa |
| Date of depopulation | May 15, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,419 dunams (4.4 km2 or 1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
| Current Localities | Petah Tikva |
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