Abil al-Qamh
Abil al-Qamh (Arabic: آبل القمح) was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated in 1948. It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah.
Abil al-Qamh
آبل القمح Abil al-Mayya | |
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Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters | |
| Etymology: "Meadow of Wheat" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Abil al-Qamh (click the buttons) | |
Abil al-Qamh Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°34′51″E | |
| Palestine grid | 204/296 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 10, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,615 dunams (4.6 km2 or 1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 330 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Yuval |
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