Lazzaza
Lazzaza (Arabic: لزّازة, transliterated as Lazzâza) was a Palestinian Arab village of 230 in the northern Hula Valley next to the Hasbani River, located 27.5 kilometers (17.1 mi) northwest of Safad. Beit Hillel subsequently expanded onto the land.
Lazzaza
لزّازة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: “fastening”, | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Lazzaza (click the buttons) | |
Lazzaza Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′21″N 35°36′42″E | |
| Palestine grid | 207/290 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 21, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,586 dunams (1.586 km2 or 392 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 230 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
| Current Localities | Beit Hillel. |
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