Al-Kafrayn | |
Al-Kafrayn
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Arabic | الكفرين |
Also Spelled | Kafrin, al-[1] |
District | Haifa |
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Population | 920 (1945) |
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Date of depopulation | 12–13 April 1948[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Al-Kafrayn (Arabic: الكفرين) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 12, 1948 as part of the Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq. It was located 29.5 km southeast of Haifa. The Crusaders referred to al-Kafrayn as Caforana.
In 1945 the village had a population of 920. Today, an Israeli military training camp occupies the area.