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Lifta
Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lifta (Arabic: لفتا; Hebrew: ליפתא) was a Palestinian Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The village was depopulated during the early part of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
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Lifta
لفتا Lefta | |
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![]() Deserted homes on the hillside | |
Etymology: Lifta, personal name[1] | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Lifta (click the buttons) | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°47′43″N 35°11′47″E | |
Palestine grid | 168/133 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | January 1948[2] |
Repopulated dates | 1948–2017 by Jews |
Area | |
• Total | 8,743 dunams (8.743 km2 or 3.376 sq mi) |
Population (1948[3]) | |
• Total | 2,958 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Western suburb of Jerusalem |
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In July 2017, Israel declared Lifta (called Mei Neftoach) as a national nature reserve.[4] It has been referred to as the "Palestinian Pompeii".[5]