Al-Hamra'

Coordinates: 33°09′11″N 35°38′51″E / 33.15306°N 35.64750°E / 33.15306; 35.64750
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Al-Hamra'
الحمراء
Village
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Geopolitical entity
Mandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationMay 1, 1948[1]
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary causeMilitary assault by Yishuv forces

Al-Hamra' (

Safad
, 1 km northwest of Wadi al-Dufayla.

History

During the British Mandate for Palestine, Al-Hamra' was noted as a village in the Palestine index Gazetteer.[2]

In 1944, Shamir was established about 2 km northeast of the village site.[2]

References

  1. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #20. Also gives causes of depopulation.
  2. ^ a b Khalidi, 1992, p. 453

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