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District of Tiberias (Tabariyya)

One of the Palestine Districts 1948, find here important information and profiles from District of Tiberias (Tabariyya).

Where Was The District of Tiberias (Tabariyya) Located?

District of Tiberias (Tabariyya) is located in the north part of Palestine 1948, north of Baysan District, south of Safad District, as shown on the map.

Tiberias (Tabariyya) City
Tracing all That remains of 'Awlam
Tracing all That remains of Hadatha
Tracing all That Remains of Hittin

Villages of Tiberias (Tabariyya) District:

  1. 'Awlam

    Olam located 16 miles SW of Tiberius. Population: 720. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,750 acres were stolen.

  2. al-Dalhamiyya

    Al Dalhamiyah located 9.3 miles SE of Tiberius on the Jordan River. Population: 390. Obliterated in 1948; all of its 627 acres were incorporated into the Jewish settlement of Ashdot Yaaqov.

  3. Eilabun
  4. Ghuwayr Abu Shusha

    Abu Shoushah located 3 miles NW of Tiberius near lake shore. Population: 1,240. Obliterated in 1948, with its 2,250 acres added to the Jewish kibbutz Ginnosar.

  5. Hadatha

    Hadathah located 3 miles NW of Lake Tiberius. Population: 520. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,585 acres were stolen.

  6. al-Hamma

    Al Himmah located on the Yarmuk River, 14.6 miles south of Tiberius. Population: 290. Obliterated in 1951; all its 423 acres were stolen.

  7. Hittin

    Hittin located 6.5 miles west of Tiberius. Population: 1,190. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Kefarzetim built on its 5,691 acres.

  8. Kafr Kama
  9. Kafr Sabt

    Kfar Sabt located 13 miles SW of Tiberius. Population: 480. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,185 acres were stolen.

  10. Khan al-Minya
  11. Lubya

    Loubya located 5.6 miles west of Tiberius. Population: 2,350. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Lavi built on its 9,907 acres.

  12. Ma'dhar
  13. Maghar
  14. al-Majdal

    Al Majdal/Tiberius The village of Mary of Magdalene. Population: Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Midgal built on its 26 acres.

  15. al-Manara

    Al Manarah located 5.6 miles south of Tiberius. Population: 490. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,347 acres were stolen.

  16. al-Manshiyya
  17. al-Mansura
  18. Nasir al-Din

    Naser Al Deen located 4.3 miles SW of Tiberius. Population: 110. On the night of 13 April 1948, the Irgun sent its terrorists dressed as Palestinians, who were welcomed into the village. As soon as they were in, they opened fire and massacred 70 innocent men, women and children; the rest escaped. The village was then obliterated and its 1,347 acres stolen.

  19. Nimrin

    Nimreen located 11.8 miles west of Tiberius. Population: 320. Obliterated in 1948, all its 2,199 acres were stolen.

  20. al-Nuqayb

    Al Naqeeb located on the east coast of Lake Tiberius, 5 miles east of the city of Tiberius. Population: 320. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish kibbutz En Gev built on its 790 acres.

  21. Samakh

    Samakh located at southern tip of Lake Tiberius. Population: 3,460. Obliterated in 1948, with a Jewish holiday village built on its 4,653 acres.

  22. al-Samakiyya

    Arab Al Sammakiyah located 8.7 miles NE of Tiberius. Population: 330. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,632 acres were stolen.

  23. al-Samra

    Al Samrah located on SE shore of Lake Tiberius, 1.2 miles NE of Samakh. Population: 290. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Ha On built on its 3,141 acres.

  24. al-Shajara

    Al Shajarah located 23 miles west of Tiberius. Population: 770. Obliterated in 1948; all its 939 acres were stolen.

  25. Tabariah

    Tabariah. The city of Tiberius. In 1948 it had a population of 5,744 Palestinians and 5,566 Jews. All Palestinians were expelled from their homes, which were then occupied by Jewish immigrants, and all the stolen lands of the Palestinians were made into the Jewish city of Teverya.
  26. al-Tabigha

    Al Tabghah located 8 miles north of Tiberius, on lake Tiberius. Population: 330. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Tabghah built on its 1,347 acres.

  27. Tall al-Hunud
  28. al-'Ubaydiyya

    Al Ubaydiyyah (District of Tiberias) located on Jordan River near Samakh, south of the lake. Population: 870. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,293 acres were stolen.

  29. Wadi al-Hamam
  30. al-Wa'ra al-Sawda', Khirbat

    Khirbatal Wa’arah Al Soudah located 3 miles NW of Tiberius. Population: 1,870. Obliterated in 1948, all its 1,759 acres were stolen.

  31. Yaquq

    Yaqouq located 6.8 miles south of Safad. Population: 210. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Huqoq built on its 1,063 acres.
Source: Palestine 1948
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