Al-Fatur الفاتور | |
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| Etymology: El Fâtûr, the fissures, rocks and a spring[1] | |
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  Al-Fatur Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°23′55″N35°31′36″E / 32.39861°N 35.52667°E /32.39861; 35.52667 | |
| Palestine grid | 199/200 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Area | |
• Total | 729dunams (72.9 ha; 180 acres) |
| Population | |
• Total | 110 |
Al-Fatur was aPalestinianArab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated during the1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located 11.5 km south ofBaysan.The village was attacked by theIsrael Defense Forces as part ofOperation Gideon.
In 1881E.H. Palmer reported "rocks and a spring" atEl Fâtûr.[1]
In the1931 census of Palestine, conducted by theMandatory Palestine authorities,Arab el-Fatur had a population of 66, all Muslims, in 16 houses.[4]
In the1945 statistics, the population was 110 Muslims,[3] with a total of 729 dunams of land.[2] Of this, 709 dunams were for cereals,[5] while 20 were non-cultivable land.[6]
Tirat Zvi, established in 1938, is located north of village land, whileMechola (198/196), founded in 1968, is some 5 km southwest of the site of Al-Fatur, and uses some of its lands.[7]
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