Al-Na'ima
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Al-Na'ima was a Palestinian
Arab
village in the District of Safad
. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
on May 14, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach
. It was located 26 km northeast of Safad.
In 1945 it had a population of 1,240 of whom 210 were Jews.
and to a highway leading to Safad and Tiberias. In 1944/45 a total of 156 dunums was allocated to cereal farming and 4,122 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. A road linked the village to a highway leading to Safad and Tiberias. A shrine for a Shaykh al-Wayzi was located about 0.5 km from the site as was a stone quarry. The village also had a boys’ elementary school.
During the 1948 war, Al-Na’ima was depopulated during Operation Yiftach which targeted Safad and the surrounding district. When the city of Safad was finally attacked on 10 to 11 May 1948, morale in the village was low and shortly aftererwards many fled according to an Israeli intelligence report on 14 May shortly before advancing Israeli troops entered.
The settlement of Ne’ot Mordekhay was built in 1946 to the south of the village land, to the north is the settlement of Beyt Hillel, built in 1940, and 2 kilometres to the southeast is Kefar Blum, built in 1943.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
village in the District of Safad
District of Safad
The District of Safad was an administrative district, situated in the British Mandate of Palestine around the city of Safad. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated.-Depopulated settlements:...
. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
The 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine lasted from 30 November 1947, the date of the United Nations vote in favour of the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the UN Partition Plan, to the termination of the British Mandate itself on 14 May 1948.This period constitutes the...
on May 14, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was an offensive of the Israeli Haganah between 28 April and 29 May 1948 aimed at capturing the eastern Galilee. The central objectives were the capture of Safed and the securing of the Lebanese and Syrian borders before the British Mandate ended on 14 May 1948...
. It was located 26 km northeast of Safad.
In 1945 it had a population of 1,240 of whom 210 were Jews.
History
Al-Na'ima was located on flat land to the north west of the al-Hula Plain. A road linked it to the village of al-KhalisaAl-Khalisa
Al-Khalisa was a Palestinian Arab village situated on a low hill on the northwestern edge of the Hula Valley of over 1,800 located north of Safad.-History:...
and to a highway leading to Safad and Tiberias. In 1944/45 a total of 156 dunums was allocated to cereal farming and 4,122 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. A road linked the village to a highway leading to Safad and Tiberias. A shrine for a Shaykh al-Wayzi was located about 0.5 km from the site as was a stone quarry. The village also had a boys’ elementary school.
During the 1948 war, Al-Na’ima was depopulated during Operation Yiftach which targeted Safad and the surrounding district. When the city of Safad was finally attacked on 10 to 11 May 1948, morale in the village was low and shortly aftererwards many fled according to an Israeli intelligence report on 14 May shortly before advancing Israeli troops entered.
The settlement of Ne’ot Mordekhay was built in 1946 to the south of the village land, to the north is the settlement of Beyt Hillel, built in 1940, and 2 kilometres to the southeast is Kefar Blum, built in 1943.
External links
- Welcome To al-Na'ima
- al-Na'ima at Khalil Sakakini Cultural CenterKhalil Sakakini Cultural CenterKhalil Sakakini Cultural Center is an organization established in 1996. It is located at 4 Raja Street, Ramallah in the West Bank. The traditional manor that houses the centre was the former family home of Khalil Salem Salah, the mayor of Ramallah between 1947/1951, is now owned by the Palestinian...
- Al-Na’ima Dr. Khalil Rizk.