Jubb Yusuf
Jubb Yusuf (Arabic: جُب يوسف), also called 'Arab al-Suyyad, was a Palestinian village depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Jubb Yusuf
جُب يوسف | |
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Village | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Jubb Yusuf (click the buttons) | |
Jubb Yusuf Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′09″N 35°32′13″E | |
| Palestine grid | 200/258 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,325 dunams (11.325 km2 or 4.373 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 170 |
Situated in rocky terrain northwest of Lake Tiberias, the village was associated with a nearby well, Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well), which was the site of a khan or caravan stopping place for centuries. The ruins are adjacent to the Israeli kibbutz of Ami'ad.
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