Nitaf
Sign in to saveNitaf (, Natâf) was a small, short-lived Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was established in the early 20th century. It was forcefully depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of Jerusalem, just north of Bayt Thul.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nitaf is referenced by 456 other articles, and connects out to Lod, Magdala and Kedesh.
Vinony files it under Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and District of Jerusalem.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- מועצה אזורית מטה יהודה
- Region
- מחוז ירושלים
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 449
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Mandatory Palestine
- Located in
- Quds Governorate
- Population
- 40
- Elevation
- 400
- Official website
- www.palestineremembered.com/Jerusalem/Nitaf/index.html
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- 1948 and aftermath
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- Bibliography
- External links
Nitaf (, Natâf) was a small, short-lived Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was established in the early 20th century. It was forcefully depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of Jerusalem, just north of Bayt Thul.
The Israeli village of Nataf was built in 1982, south of the ruins of Nitaf.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nitaf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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