Abil al-Qamh

Abil al-Qamh
آبل القمح
Abil al-Mayya
Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters
Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters
Etymology: "Meadow of Wheat"
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Abil al-Qamh (click the buttons)
Abil al-Qamh is located in Mandatory Palestine
Abil al-Qamh
Abil al-Qamh
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°34′51″E / 33.25944°N 35.58083°E / 33.25944; 35.58083
Palestine grid204/296
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationMay 10, 1948[3]
Area
 • Total4,615 dunams (4.6 km2 or 1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total330[1][2]
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary causeInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesYuval

Abil al-Qamh (Arabic: آبل القمح) was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated in 1948.[4] It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah.

  1. ^ Government of Lebanon, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, . Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 69 Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 9
  3. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #1. Also gives causes of depopulation.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).