Naghnaghiya

Naghnaghiya
Naghnaghiya
Naghnaghiya is located in Mandatory Palestine
{{{alt}}}
Naghnaghiya
Arabic النغْنغية
Also Spelled Al-Naghnaghiyya
District Haifa
Coordinates 32°36′12.2″N 35°09′26.9″E / 32.603389°N 35.157472°E / 32.603389; 35.157472Coordinates: 32°36′12.2″N 35°09′26.9″E / 32.603389°N 35.157472°E / 32.603389; 35.157472
Population 416 (1931)
Area 12,139 dunums
Date of depopulation 12-13 April 1948[1]
Cause(s) of depopulation Military assault by Yishuv forces

Naghnaghiya (Arabic: النغْنغية‎, Al-Naghnaghiyya) was a Palestinian Arab village, 28.5 kilometers (17.7 mi) southeast of Haifa.[2] It was depopulated before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.[3]

Contents

Location

The village was on the north edge of a hill at the edge of a wadi bed, overlooking the Jezreel Valley and the Nazareth hills to the north and northeast. It was the smallest of a group of three villages (known collectively as al-Ghubayyat) located together; the others were Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa and Al-Ghubayya al-Tahta. Next to al- Naghnaghiya was an artificial mound that bore the same name. Two kilometers to the southeast, on the highway to Jenin was Tall al-Mutasallim, identified with Megiddo[2]

History

In 1888, during Ottoman rule, an elementary school was built that was shared by the three al-Ghubayyat villages.[2]

1948, and after

Before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the night of the 12-13 April 1948, Naghnaghiya and the neighbouring village of al-Mansi were attacked by the Palmach, a Jewish militia. By 15 April, Arabs had evacuated both villages, which were then blown up by the Jewish militia forces.[3]

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, describing the village in 1992: "The remains of houses are scattered on the slope of one hill. The site, traversed by the Haifa-Megiddo highway and partly occupied by an Israeli soccer field, is difficult to identify."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xviii village #149. Also gives cause of depopulation
  2. ^ a b c Khalidi, 1992, p. 179
  3. ^ a b Morris, 2004, p. 242.
  4. ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 180

Bibliography

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Battle of Mishmar HaEmek — Jewish soldiers at the entry of the Mishmar Ha emek, 1948 The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was a ten day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Army (Yarmouk Battalion) commanded by Fawzi al Qawuqji and the Haganah (Palmach …   Wikipedia

  • Danna — For the island in Scotland, see Danna, Scotland. Danna …   Wikipedia

  • Amka — Hebrew עַמְקָה Founded 1949 …   Wikipedia

  • Mi'ar — Mi ar …   Wikipedia

  • Al-Dawayima — al Dawayima …   Wikipedia

  • Dayr al-Qassi — Dayr al Qassi …   Wikipedia

  • Al-Sumayriyya — The aqueduct in al Sumayriyya …   Wikipedia

  • Marus — Marus …   Wikipedia

  • Al-Damun — Al Damun …   Wikipedia

  • Nimrin — Nimrin …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”