Al-Zawiya (Arabic: الزاوية), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15–18, 1948 under Operation Gideon. It was located 11.5 km northeast of Baysan. The Crusader Castle Belvoir is located close to the village.

Al-Zawiya
الزاوية
Etymology: The corner
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Al-Zawiya is located in Mandatory Palestine
Al-Zawiya
Al-Zawiya
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°35′50″N 35°32′26″E / 32.59722°N 35.54056°E / 32.59722; 35.54056
Palestine grid201/222
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulationMay 15th-18th, 1948

History

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It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 67

Bibliography

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  • Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  • Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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