Ghabbatiyya
Ghabbatiyya (Arabic: غبّاطية) was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, under Operation Hiram. It was located 12 km northwest of Safad.
Ghabbatiyya
غبّاطية Ghabbatiya | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Kh. Ghabbâtî, the ruin of Ghabbâti; perhaps from ghabit, “low-lying land” | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Ghabbatiyya (click the buttons) | |
Ghabbatiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′53″N 35°22′33″E | |
| Palestine grid | 185/268 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | October 30, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 60 |
In 1945 it had a population of 60 Muslims.
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