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Welcome To al-'Urayfiyya - العريفية (אל-עוריפיה)

District of Safad
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date April 1, 1948
Distance From District 21.5 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation 175 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #28 on the map

View from satellite
Military Operation Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Attacking Units The Palmach's First Battalion
Exodus Cause Military assault by Zionist troops
Village Temains The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of the water mill.
Ethnically Cleansing al-'Urayfiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Archeological Sites The village contained the remains of a masonry channel, which carried the water that powered a watermill
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
No settlements on village lands

Village Before Nakba

The village was classified as a hamlet by the Palestine index Gazetteer, and was situated on a slope at the foot of the Golan Heights, overlooking the al-Hula Plain in the west.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

Like almost all the villages in the northwest corner of Palestine, al-'Urayfiyya was overrun in April–May 1948 during Operation Yiftach (see Abil al-Qamh, Safad sub-district). It is not known precisely when it was occupied by Zionist forces or what were the circumstances of its depopulation. While some villages in its vicinity were occupied at the beginning of May, others held out until the end of the operation on 25 May. Its proximity to the Palestine–Syria border suggests that it was probably attacked in the early stages of the operation, and its population probably fled or were expelled at this time, as was the case for the neighboring village of Khiyam al-Walid.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

There are no Israeli settlements on village land.

Village Today

The site is deserted and overgrown with grass, thorns, a variety of trees, and cacti. The remains of a masonry channel, which carried the water that powered a watermill, are visible.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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