Khirbat al-Jawfa
Khirbat al-Jawfa
Khirbet al Jaufa[1] | |
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Jenin | |
Date of depopulation | 12 May 1948[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Ma'ale Gilboa[2] |
Khirbat al-Jawfa' was a
1948 Arab–Israeli war
.
Location
The village was situated 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) west of
Jordan Valley to the north and northeast, and was linked by a dirt path to the village Tall al-Shawk in District of Baysan.[2]
History
British period
In the British mandate period the village was classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazetteer.[2]
It was probably occupied by the forces of the
Bisan on 15 May 1948.[2]
Israeli period
According to the Palestinian historian
Faqqu'a (in the West Bank). The land of this village that was inside Israel have been combined with the land that belonged to Khirbat al-Jawfa, making the two indistinguishable. The kibbutz of Ma'ale Gilboa, founded 1962, is located inside this amalgamated parcel of land, southwest of the village site.[2]
Khalidi described the village remaining structures in 1992 as: "Although sections of some walls still stand, most of the former houses have been reduced to rubble. The entire area has been fenced in and is used as a grazing area for cows. A large water tank belonging to kibbutz Ma'ale Gilbo'a is on the site".[2]
See also
- Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
References
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links and references
- Welcome to al-Jawfa,-Khirbat
- Khirbat al-Jawfa at Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 9: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Jawfa, Khirbat at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center