Yajur, Haifa
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Yajur (Arabic: ياجور, Yâjûr) was a Palestinian Arab village located 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) southeast of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 25, 1948.
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Yajur
ياجور | |
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Etymology: from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°45′31″N 35°03′26″E | |
Palestine grid | 155/240 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | April 25, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,720 dunams (2.72 km2 or 1.05 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 610[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Yagur[5] |
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