Al-Tira, Haifa
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al-Tira (Arabic: الطيرة, also called Tirat al-Lawz or "Tira of the almonds" to distinguish it from other al-Tiras) was a Palestinian town located 7 kilometres south of Haifa.[6] It was made up of five khirbets, including Khirbat al-Dayr where lie the ruins of St. Brocardus monastery and a cave complex with vaulted tunnels.[7]
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al-Tira
الطيرة Tirat al-Lawz | |
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Etymology: The Fortress[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°45′43″N 34°58′31″E | |
Palestine grid | 148/240 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | 16 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 45,262 dunams (45.262 km2 or 17.476 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 5,270[3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | HaHotrim,[4][5] Tirat Carmel,[5] Megadim,[5] Kfar Galim,[5] Kfar Tzvi Sitrin[5] |
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The town’s inhabitants fled or were expelled during the war in 1947–1948, and the Israeli town Tirat Carmel was founded on its lands in 1949.[8]