Al-Zawiya
الزاوية | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: The corner | |
.jpg) 1870s map .jpg) 1940s map.jpg) modern map .jpg) 1940s with modern overlay mapA series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat Zawiya (click the buttons) | |
  Al-Zawiya Location within
Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′50″N 35°32′26″E / 32.59722°N 35.54056°E | |
| Palestine grid | 201/222 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 15th-18th, 1948 |
Al-Zawiya ( Arabic: الزاوية), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15–18, 1948 under Operation Gideon. It was located 11.5 km northeast of Baysan. The Crusader Castle Belvoir is located close to the village.
History
It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer. [1]
References
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 67
Bibliography
- Khalidi, W. (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, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Welcome To al-Zawiya, Khirbat
- Khirbat al-Zawiya, Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, map 9: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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Al-Zawiya
الزاوية | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: The corner | |
| 1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat Zawiya (click the buttons) | |
Al-Zawiya Location within
Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′50″N 35°32′26″E / 32.59722°N 35.54056°E | |
| Palestine grid | 201/222 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 15th-18th, 1948 |
Al-Zawiya ( Arabic: الزاوية), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15–18, 1948 under Operation Gideon. It was located 11.5 km northeast of Baysan. The Crusader Castle Belvoir is located close to the village.
History
It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer. [1]
References
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 67
Bibliography
- Khalidi, W. (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, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Welcome To al-Zawiya, Khirbat
- Khirbat al-Zawiya, Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, map 9: IAA, Wikimedia commons
|
| This geography of the State of Palestine article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |