Lifta
Lifta (Arabic: لفتا; Hebrew: ליפתא) was a Palestinian Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The village was depopulated during the early part of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
Lifta
لفتا Lefta | |
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Deserted homes on the hillside | |
| Etymology: Lifta, personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Lifta (click the buttons) | |
Lifta Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′43″N 35°11′47″E | |
| Palestine grid | 168/133 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | January 1948 |
| Repopulated dates | 1948–2017 by Jews |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,743 dunams (8.743 km2 or 3.376 sq mi) |
| Population (1948) | |
| • Total | 2,958 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Western suburb of Jerusalem |
In July 2017, Israel declared Lifta (called Mei Neftoach) as a national nature reserve. It has been referred to as the "Palestinian Pompeii".
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