Saffuriyya (original) (raw)

Saffuriyya (also Saffuriya) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Saffuriyya
District District of Nazareth
Location 6 km northwest of Nazareth
Israeli occupation date July 15, 1948
Israeli military operation Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade n/a
Remaining population after occupation 0
Remaining structures after occupation A few houses, the shrine (now a synagogue)
Population 1596 1931 1945 2,200 3,147 4,330
Number of houses 1931: 747
Historical names Caananite name n/a Roman name Sepphoris Crusader name Sephorie
Israeli settlement(s) Tzippori, ha-Solelim, Allon ha-Galil, Hosha'aya and Chanton
Public structures Two schools and a shrine

See also