Fara, Safad
Fara (Arabic: فارة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, under Operation Hiram. It was located 11.5 km north of Safad on the Wadi al-Fara.
Fara
فارة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Farah, The highest parts of a mountain | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Fara, Safad (click the buttons) | |
Fara Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′57″N 35°27′29″E | |
| Palestine grid | 193/274 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | October 30, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 320 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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