Fir'im
Fir'im (Arabic: فرعم) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict that was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war. It was first attacked during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 2, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion during Operation Yiftach. In 1945 the population had been 740.
Fir'im
فرعم Feram | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Fir'im (click the buttons) | |
Fir'im Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′07″N 35°31′59″E | |
| Palestine grid | 200/265 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 26, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,023 dunams (2.023 km2 or 500 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 740 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Hatzor HaGlilit |
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