Marus
Marus (Arabic: ماروس) was a Palestinian village in Upper Galilee, 7 km northeast of Safad. In the Roman and medieval period it had Jewish population, and by the 16th century it became entirely Muslim. After a period of desertion, it was resettled by Algerian Arabs. It was depopulated in 1948 during the Operation Hiram by the Israeli attacking brigade Sheva' Brigade.
Marus
ماروس | |
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| Etymology: Kh. Marus=the ruin of Marus, where "Marus" comes from a personal name. | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Marus (click the buttons) | |
Marus Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°01′43.38″N 35°31′41.61″E | |
| Palestine grid | 199/270 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | 26 May 1948/ 30 October 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 80 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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