Al-Safiriyya
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Al-Safiriyya was a Palestinian
Arab
village in the District of Jaffa
. It was depopulated during Operation Hametz
in the 1948 War
on May 20, 1948. It was located 11 km east of Jaffa
. al-Safiriyya was known to the Byzantines and Crusaders as Sapharea or Saphyria.
In 1945 it had a population of 3,070. al-Safiriyya had two elementary schools, one for boys founded in 1920 which had an enrollment of 348 boys in 1945, and another school was for girls, founded in 1945 with 45 girls.
Khirbat Subtara is one of the notable khirbat in the area.
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 Jaffa
District of Jaffa
The District of Jaffa was an administrative district, situated in the British Mandate of Palestine around the city of Jaffa. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the district disintegrated.-Depopulated settlements:...
. It was depopulated during Operation Hametz
Operation Hametz
Operation Hametz was a Jewish operation towards the end of the British Mandate of Palestine. It was launched at the end of April 1948 with the objective of capturing villages inland from Jaffa and establishing a blockade around the town.-Background:...
in the 1948 War
1948 War
The term 1948 War can refer to any of the following events:* 1948 Palestine war with :** its civil war period : the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine** the regular war between Israel and neighbouring Arab states : the 1948 Arab-Israeli War...
on May 20, 1948. It was located 11 km east of Jaffa
Jaffa
Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
. al-Safiriyya was known to the Byzantines and Crusaders as Sapharea or Saphyria.
In 1945 it had a population of 3,070. al-Safiriyya had two elementary schools, one for boys founded in 1920 which had an enrollment of 348 boys in 1945, and another school was for girls, founded in 1945 with 45 girls.
Khirbat Subtara is one of the notable khirbat in the area.