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Safsaf
District of Safad
صفصاف - צפצאף
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
General View Of Safsaf Immediatly after the Massacre, Oct. 31st 1948               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date October 29, 1948
Distance from district center 7 (km) North West of Safad
Elevation from the sea 750 (meters)
Map location See location number #50 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Hiram
Defenders Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Israeli acts of terror The massacre of 70 blind folded men, also three cases of rape, including the rape of 14 year old girl. The girl was raped while getting water for the soldiers
Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses (some are inhabited by Jewish settlers)
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Safsaf inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Terminating refugee camps

The people of Safsaf were mostly ethnically cleansed Lebanon, however, some made it to Syria:
Nahr El-Bared, Burj Al-Barajneh, Badawi, Ein Al-Helweh, Sabra/Shatila, Ghoro-Ba'labak, Wihdat (Amman-Jordan), Ein Elma, Burj Al-Shamali, Tal Al-Za'atar, Yarmouk (Syria), & Homs (Syria).
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Village clans or hamolas

So far we are aware of the following clans: 
Edghaim, Zaghmout, Shryadeh, Younis, Hamad, Obaid, AlSalih, Kurdyeh, Farhood, Zaidan, Horani, Sabha, Dea'bess, Mera'i, Hamzeh/Souss, Jookh, Hlaihel, Khalil Hasan, Abulkull, al-Qadri, and Balsheh.
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Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 5,344
Jewish 0
Public 2,047
Total 7,391
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 769
Area planted w/ olives 488
Planted W/ Cereal 2,586
Built up 62
Cultivable 3,355
Non-Cultivable 3,974
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 138
19th century 100
1922 521
1931 662
1945 910
1948 1,056
Est. Refugees 1998 6,483
Number of houses In (1931): 124, and according to Mohammad Edghaim's research Safsaf had 214 houses in 1947.
Town's name through history The Romans referred to the village by safsofa.
Schools Safsaf had an elementary school for boys founded during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions One mosque and the shrine of al-Ajami located in the southern borders of Safsaf.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands ha-Shahar and Bar Yochay
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The site is overgrown with grass and scattered trees among which can be seen a few terraces and piles of stones from destroyed houses. A few houses are inhabited by Israelis

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Pictures

  • General View Of Safsaf Immediatly after the Massacre, Oct. 31st 1948
  • Main Road to Safsaf
  • The Zionist gangs attacking Safsaf Village in Oct. 1948
  • Zionist gangs attacking Safsaf village just before the massacre(Oct 31st 1948)
  • General view of Jish, Safsaf, Jish pool
  • Zionist killers entering Safsaf village after the massacre(Oct 1948)
  • Zionist gangs monitoring\shelling by mortars Safsaf village just before the massacre(Oct 28 1948)
  • View of Jermaq Mountain from Safsaf ruins (1999)
  • Houses of Safsaf provided by Mr. Nayef Naser Ahmad Zaghmout.
  • Houses of Safsaf #2 provided by Mr. Nayef Naser Ahmad Zaghmout.
  • General view of the neighboring lands around Safsaf. Picture provided by Mr. Nayef Naser Ahmad Zaghmout.
  • Town of Safsaf #3 provided by Mr. Nayef Naser Ahmad Zaghmout.
  • Road network to Safsaf
  • General View of Safsaf's lands
  • General View of Safsaf's lands #2
  • Meron-mountain with it's massive military-installations, July 2002
  • The view from the houses toward the hill, July 2002
  • One house standing seperately, closest to the street, July 2002
  • One house standing seperately, closest to the street, July 2002
  • Inside the seperately standing house, view toward the other houses, July 2002

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      Message Board

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008
          Last reply posted on MAY-13-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Hadeel Zaghmout on APRIL-11-2006

    im hadeel zaghmout from doha - qatar
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    Posted by Webmaster on JUNE-1-2001
          Last reply posted on JUNE-1-2001

    This corner/zawyeh dedicated to building the FAMILY TREE for Safsaf. Please be free to add you info & where abouts.
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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on MAY-18-2001

    Sign Safsaf's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    411 Directory Service

    To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.
    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    Ali Zagmout Ein Alhelweh SAIDA, LEBANON
    MyQ89 - DOHA, 009745430978
    Ashraf Hourani حوراني LEBANON
    Ali Charida Shreidi KY, USA
    Ab_Khalil Zaghmout DAMASCUS- SYRIA
    Abo mohamed Kurdiya SKÅNE, SWEDEN
    Hamzeh khalid saleh Saleh SAIDA, LEBANON
    Hussam Chreidah Chreidah ONTARIO, CANADA
    Mohammed Bassem Shraidi Shraidi SOUTH, LEBANON
    Sami mohd Zaghmout Zaghmout DOHA, QATAR
    Rawan Zaghmout Zaghmout DOHA - QATAR
    Okasha Salman -
    Mohamad hourani Hourani SAIDA
    Manar Younis Younis -
    Raghida Younis Younis MA, USA
    Hks صالح SAIDA, LEBANON
    Ahmads Younes UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Ibrahim Chakeeb Chriedie - UAE
    CHADI KAYED - DK, DANMARK
    Merei - -
    Fouad Edaeibes - ALBERTA, CANADA
    Rami Zaghmout - QATAR, QATAR
    Ahmed Zaghmout - -
    Hadeel Zaghmout - DOHA, QATAR
    Nawaf Zaghmout Zaghmout BAHRAIN
    Mona Younis YOUNIS ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    KHALED KAYED KAYED UAE, UAE
    Abdulrahman Zaghmout Zaghmout DOHA, QATAR
    Abu ez-zane Hamad -
    Rami Afif Ahmad Talib Mohamad Hamad Hamad Abo Swaid ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Ghassan Yousef -
    Rihab Charida Charida NSW, AUSTRALIA
    Ali Mohammed Kurdieh Kurdyeh UAE
    Abu atta Deaibes ABU DHABI, UAE
    ABU ZAHIR YOUNIS -
    Haysam Obeid Obeid WINDSOR, CANADA
    Khaled Zaghmout Zaghmout ONTARIO, CANADA
    Mohammad Ahmad ALSheraidy - ONTARIO, CANADA
    Mohammed zaghmout - -
    Ahmad Younis Younis ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    IHAB KAYED the LEBANON , LEBANON
    YOUSSEF AL MIARI AL-MIARI WINDSOR-CANADA
    Sofsafi Shreidi TX, USA
    Mohd Hassan Hamad Hamad LEBANON, LEBANON
    SALAH EL-DDIN EL-HOURANI SAIDA, LEBANON
    SALE SHRIDIH SHRIDIH SAIDA, LEBANON
    Ma7moud Ed-ghaim DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA
    Ali Husain Ali Hamad Hamad SHARJAH, UAE
    MOHAMAD HAMAD HAMAD DAMASCUS, SYRIA
    Jullanar Shriedeh - ABUDHABI
    Fadi el-saleh El-salah SOUTH OF LEBANON, LEBANON
    Emad Zaghmout Zaghmout -
    Abdulraman nizar Zaghmout Zaghmout QATAR, QATAR
    Hassan Sabha Sabha -
    Abo omar Sabha SWEDEN, SWEDEN
    Hassan El Hanoun - SAIDA, LEBANON
    Ousama Zaghmout Zaghmout USA
    IBRAHIM AWAD SALEH - SIDON, LEBANON
    Tarek Saleh Saleh OHIO, UNITED STATES
    Ibrahim awad Saleh - SIDON, LEBANON
    Omar Hamad - UAE, UAE
    Meirna Edghaim - -
    Manar Kabrawi - ABU DHABI, UAE
    Wassem Shridh Shridh LEBANON, NBC
    Kurdie KURDIEH LEBANON, LEBANON
    Sheikh ali alkadry - ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    El-hourani El-hourani UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Mohamad Sabha SOUTH OF LEBANON, LEBANON
    Abo Jakub Hamad OSLO, NORWAY
    Dua'a Younis Younis ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Haytham Obaid - -
    Fouad Youssif Abdul-Rahman TENNESSEE, U S A
    ABDULLAH EDGHAIM - -
    Fadi Kurddieh Kurddieh -
    Hani kurdieh Sofsaf -
    ABED YOUNIS - -
    Obied Obied LEBANON, TRIPOLI. NAHR EL BARD
    Khalil Saleh - -
    Thunder El saleh SOUTH OF LEBANON, LEBANON
    HISHAM OBEID Obeid HOLLAND
    Moien Obeid Obeid BEIRUT, LEBANON
    Mamoon Obeid - BERLEN, GERMANY
    MOHD OBEID Obeid TRIPOL- NAHER EL BARED, LEBANON
    Hassan Younes Younes -
    Ayman Obeid Obeid ABU DHABI, UAE
    Mohamad Kurdieh Kurdieh SAIDA, LEBANON
    Khaled Shreidi - MONTREAL, CANADA
    TAREK KURDIEH - MONTREAL, CANADA
    Ahmad Hamad Hamad MONTREAL, CANADA
    Mohammad Abdallah Edghaim Edghaim -
    Ali Zeidan - -

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