Arab al-Safa
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Arab al-Safa (Arabic: عرب الصفا), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 7.5 km south of Baysan.
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Arab al-Safa
عرب الصفا | |
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Village | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°26′27″N 35°32′16″E | |
Palestine grid | 200/205 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | 20 May 1948[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 12,518 dunams (12.518 km2 or 4.833 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 650[3][2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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The village was destroyed on May 20, 1948, by the Israeli Golani Brigade under Operation Gideon.