Abil al-Qamh
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Abil al-Qamh (Arabic: آبل القمح) was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated in 1948.[4] It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah.
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Abil al-Qamh
آبل القمح Abil al-Mayya | |
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Etymology: "Meadow of Wheat" | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°34′51″E | |
Palestine grid | 204/296 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | May 10, 1948[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,615 dunams (4.6 km2 or 1.8 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 330[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Yuval |
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