The depopulated village of Al-Zuq al-Fawqani / District of Safed
District of Safed
Al-Zuq al-Fawqani
About the depopulated village of Al-Zuq al-Fawqani
- District
- Safed
- Date Al-Zuq al-Fawqani was occupied
- 21 May 1948
- Population in 1948
- 190
- Military operation
- Operation Yiftach
- Brigade that carried it out
- Palmach
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 30 (km) North East of Safad
- Elevation above sea level
- 100 m
- Cause of displacement
- Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
- Extent of destruction
- The village has been completely destroyed, and only one house still standing.
- Ethnic cleansing
- The village has been ethnically cleansed as a result of psychological warfare conducted on the 11th of May 1948.
- Settlements built on the built-up area of Al-Zuq al-Fawqani after 1948
- Part of Yuval
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Borders of the depopulated village of Al-Zuq al-Fawqani
North
al-Zuq al-Fawqani
North-east
Al-Khisas
West
Al-Khalisa
The depopulated village of Al-Zuq al-Fawqani / District of Safed
South
Al-Na'ima
South-east
Qaytiyya
District: Safed
Population 1948: 190
Occupation date: 01/05/1948
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: Part of Yuval
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