Al-Ras al-Ahmar

This article is about the former Palestinian village in Safad Sub-district. For the present village in Tubas Governorate, see Khirbet ar-Ras al-Ahmar.

Al-Ras al-Ahmar
Etymology: the red head or hill-top
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Ras al-Ahmar (click the buttons)
Al-Ras al-Ahmar Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°2′21″N 35°28′11″E
Palestine grid	194/271
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	October 30, 1948
Area
• Total	7,934 dunams (7.934 km2; 3.063 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	620
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kerem Ben Zimra

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Al-Ras al-Ahmar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 30, 1948, by the Israeli 7th Armored Brigade during Operation Hiram. It was located 8.5 km north of Safad.