Qaytiyya
Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qaytiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 19, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 28 km northeast of Safad, bordering both the Hasibani and the Dan Rivers.
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Qaytiyya
Qeitiya[1] | |
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Village | |
Etymology: El Keitîyeh, el Keitîyeh, from personal name[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°11′59″N 35°36′46″E | |
Palestine grid | 207/289 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | May 19, 1948/June 1948[1] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 940[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
Secondary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Kfar Blum,[5] possibly Beit Hillel[5] |
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