Al-Sanbariyya
| Al-Sanbariyya | |
|---|---|
  Al-Sanbariyya | |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Coordinates | 33°14′04.45″N 35°37′06.35″E / 33.2345694°N 35.6184306°ECoordinates: 33°14′04.45″N 35°37′06.35″E / 33.2345694°N 35.6184306°E |
| Palestine grid | 208/293 |
| Population | 130 (1945) |
| Date of depopulation | May, 1948[1] |
| Current localities | Ma'yan Barukh and Dafna |
Al-Sanbariyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948 by Palmach's First Battalion under Operation Yiftach. It was located 31.5 km northeast of Safad, near Wadi Hasibani
In 1945, the village had a population of 130.
The village contained a notable Roman inscription in a column, referring to the Roman Emperor Julian (AD 331-363)
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #4. Causes of depopulation given as "?"
Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.