Marus
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 Marus
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| Arabic | ماروس |
| Sub-district | Safad |
| Coordinates | 33°01′43.38″N 35°31′41.61″E / 33.0287167°N 35.528225°ECoordinates: 33°01′43.38″N 35°31′41.61″E / 33.0287167°N 35.528225°E |
| Population | 93 (1948) |
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| Date of depopulation | 26 May 1948/ 30 October 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Marus (Arabic: ماروس) was a Palestinian village 7 km northeast of Safad in the District of Safad, that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war during the Israeli military operation Operation Hiram by the Israeli attacking brigade Sheva' Brigade.
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[edit] History
Kfar Meroth archaeological site 1st century BCE to 12th century CE synagogue and oldest known beit midrash (study hall) in Israel[citation needed]
In 1596, Marus was part of the Ottoman Empire, a village in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Jira under the liwa' ("district") of Safad, with a population of 176. It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat, barley, and fruits as well as on goats.[2]
In the British mandate period the village was classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazetteer, and its entire population was Muslim.[3]
In 1944/45, the village had a population of 80, and it cultivated a total of 903 dunums with cereals, while 108 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.[4]
[edit] 1948, and after
The village was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war during the Israeli military operation Operation Hiram.
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, describing the village land in 1992: "The site contains some olive and fig trees as well as stones from ruined homes. The surrounding land is used for grazing."[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xiv, village #41. Also gives causes of depopulation.
- ^ Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter and Kamal Abdulfattah (1977), Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. p. 178. Quoted in Khalidi (1992), p. 475
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 475
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 475, 476
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 476
[edit] Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center, http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny, (second edition 2004 third printing 2006) The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-00967-7
[edit] External links
- Welcome to Marus Palestine Remembered
- Marus, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- Marus, Dr. Khalil Rizk.
