Mallaha
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For an ancient town by the same name along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, see Tarichaea.
Mallaha (Arabic: ملاّحة) was a Palestinian Arab village, located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northeast of Safed, on the highway between the latter and Tiberias.[4] 'Ain Mallaha is the local Arabic name for a spring that served as the water source for the village inhabitants throughout the ages. It is also one of the names used in English to refer to the ancient Natufian era settlement at the site.
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Mallaha
ملاّحة | |
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Etymology: "the salty site" | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°05′24″N 35°34′55″E | |
Palestine grid | 204/277 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | 25 May 1948[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,168 dunams (2.168 km2 or 536 acres) |
Population (1931) | |
• Total | 654[3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
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