Khirbat al-Tannur

Khirbat al-Tannur (Arabic: خربة التنور), also known as Allar al-Sifla ("Lower Allar"), was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, near Allar. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948, under Operation Ha-Har. It was located 18.5 km west of Jerusalem.

Khirbat al-Tannur
خربة التنور
Etymology: "The lower Allar"
1870s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat al-Tannur (click the buttons)
Khirbat al-Tannur
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′54″N 35°02′55″E
Palestine grid154/124
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJerusalem
Date of depopulationOctober 21, 1948
Population
 (19th century)
  Total400
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