Meiron
Meiron
ميرون Mirun, Meron, Meroon, Marun, Meirun, Mairun | |
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 1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay mapA series of historical maps of the area around Meiron (click the buttons) | |
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| Coordinates: 32°58′56″N 35°26′17″E / 32.98222°N 35.43806°E | |
| Palestine grid | 191/265 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 10–12, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,114 dunams (14.114 km2; 5.449 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 290 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Meron |
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From the 13th century CE onward, Meiron was a popular site for Jewish pilgrims. During Ottoman rule in Palestine, the population fluctuated considerably, with at least two-thirds of the population being Arab Muslims although landownership was split almost evenly between Arabs and Jews. The village was depopulated in two phases during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. In 1949, demobilized soldiers founded the moshav of Meron in the region.