Qabba'a
Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qabba'a was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 26, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 6 km northeast of Safad.
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Qabba'a
قبّاعة | |
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Village | |
Etymology: "large-headed"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°59′55″N 35°32′17″E | |
Palestine grid | 200/267 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | May 26, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13,817 dunams (13.817 km2 or 5.335 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 460[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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