Nasir ad-Din, Palestine
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Nasir ad-Dīn (Arabic: نصر الدين) was a small Palestinian Arab village 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) southwest of Tiberias, on the crest of a slope that overlooks the Sea of Galilee. The village had several springs to the east, south, and southeast. In the 1931 British census 179 people lived there,[5][6] decreasing to 90 in a 1945 census. Nasir ad-Din and nearby al-Manara were in the same jurisdiction with 4,185 dunams of land, most of which was allocated to cereals.
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Nasir ad-Din
نصر الدين Nasr ad-Din, Nasir al-Din | |
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Village | |
Etymology: from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°46′43″N 35°31′24″E | |
Palestine grid | 199/242 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | 12 and 23 April 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,185 dunams (4.185 km2 or 1.616 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 90 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Tertiary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Residential areas of Tiberias |
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