Fara, Safad

Fara
فارة
Village
Etymology: Farah, the highest parts of a mountain
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Fara is located in Mandatory Palestine
Fara
Fara
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°03′57″N 35°27′29″E / 33.06583°N 35.45806°E / 33.06583; 35.45806
Palestine grid193/274
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationOctober 30, 1948
Area
 • Total
7,229 dunams (7.229 km2; 2.791 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
320
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
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Fara (Arabic: فارة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, under Operation Hiram. It was located 11.5 km north of Safad on the Wadi al-Fara.

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