Al-Nabi Yusha'
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This article is about the depopulated Arab village in Palestine. For the British Mandate-time police fort near the village, see Metzudat Koach.
Al-Nabi Yusha' (Arabic: النبي يوشع was a small Palestinian village in the Galilee situated 17 kilometers to the northeast of Safad, with an elevation of 375 meters above sea level. It was part of the French mandate of Lebanon but was then later transferred and became part of the Palestine Mandate under British control from 1923 until 1948, when it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The village was surrounded by forest land overlooking the Hula Valley.
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Al-Nabi Yusha'
النبي يوشع | |
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Village | |
Etymology: "the prophet Joshua"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°06′46″N 35°33′22″E | |
Palestine grid | 202/279 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | May 16, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,617 dunams (3.617 km2 or 1.397 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 70[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Ramot Naftali |
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