Khirbat Zalafa
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This article is about the depopulated Palestinian village. For the Arab village that forms part of the Israeli local council of Ma'ale Iron, see Zalafa.
Khirbat Zalafa (Arabic: خربة زلفة) was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northwest of Tulkarm. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war. It was occupied by Yishuv forces on April 15, 1948 as a part of operation "Coastal Clearing."[5]
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Khirbat Zalafa
خربة زلفة Khirbet Zalafa, Zalafa | |
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Etymology: "The cistern"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°24′14″N 34°56′33″E | |
Palestine grid | 144/201 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
Date of depopulation | April 15, 1948[2] |
Area (6,865 Arab, 617 Jewish, 231 Public) | |
• Total | 7,713 dunams (7.713 km2 or 2.978 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 210 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
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