Mallaha

For an ancient town by the same name along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, see Tarichaea.
Mallaha
ملاّحة
Bundles of dried papyrus being loaded onto a lorry. Mallaha, circa 1936.
Bundles of dried papyrus being loaded onto a lorry. Mallaha, circa 1936.
Etymology: "the salty site"
1870s map
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A series of historical maps of the area around Mallaha (click the buttons)
Mallaha is located in Mandatory Palestine
Mallaha
Mallaha
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°05′24″N 35°34′55″E / 33.09000°N 35.58194°E / 33.09000; 35.58194
Palestine grid204/277
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulation25 May 1948[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total2,168 dunams (2.168 km2 or 536 acres)
Population
 (1931)
 • Total654[1]
Cause(s) of depopulationWhispering campaign

Mallaha (Arabic: ملاّحة) was a Palestinian Arab village, located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northeast of Safed, on the highway between the latter and Tiberias.[4] 'Ain Mallaha is the local Arabic name for a spring that served as the water source for the village inhabitants throughout the ages. It is also one of the names used in English to refer to the ancient Natufian era settlement at the site.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census1931 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #28. Also provides cause of depopulation.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hadawi70 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidip472 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).