The depopulated village of Al-Naghnaghiyya / District of Haifa
District of Haifa
Al-Naghnaghiyya
About the depopulated village of Al-Naghnaghiyya
- District
- Haifa
- Date Al-Naghnaghiyya was occupied
- 13 April 1948
- Population in 1948
- 1,311
- Military operation
- The Battle of Mishmar ha-'Emeq
- Who defended the village
- Arab Liberation Army volunteers
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 28.5 (km) South East of Haifa
- Elevation above sea level
- 100 m
- Cause of displacement
- Military assault by Zionist troops
- Extent of destruction
- The village has been completely obliterated soon after occupation.
- Ethnic cleansing
- al-Naghnaghiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
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Borders of the depopulated village of Al-Naghnaghiyya
North-west
Abu Zurayq
North
Zionist Colonies
West
Daliyat al-Rawha'
The depopulated village of Al-Naghnaghiyya / District of Haifa
South
Al-Mansi ('Arab Baniha)
South-east
Al-Kafrayn
District: Haifa
Occupation date: 13/04/1948
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: None
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