Fajja

Fajja
فجّة
Etymology: from personal name
1870s map
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A series of historical maps of the area around Fajja (click the buttons)
Fajja is located in Mandatory Palestine
Fajja
Fajja
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°05′12″N 34°54′8″E / 32.08667°N 34.90222°E / 32.08667; 34.90222
Palestine grid141/165
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJaffa
Date of depopulationMay 15, 1948
Area
 • Total
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,200
Cause(s) of depopulationWhispering campaign
Current LocalitiesPetah Tikva
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Fajja (Arabic: فجّة) was a Palestinian town located 15 kilometers northeast of Jaffa. Ethnically cleansed during the Nakba, its land area is today part of the Israeli city of Petah Tikva.