Al-Zawiya الزوِية | |
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  Al-Zawiya Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:33°09′19″N35°35′50″E / 33.15528°N 35.59722°E /33.15528; 35.59722 | |
| Palestine grid | 206/284 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 24, 1948[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,958dunams (3.958 km2; 1.528 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 760[1][2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault byYishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Expulsion byYishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Neot Mordechai |
Al-Zawiya was aPalestinianArab village in theSafad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 24, 1948, by thePalmach's First Battalion ofOperation Yiftach. It was located 23 km northeast ofSafad.
In the1931 census of Palestine, conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities, Ez Zawiya had a population of 590 Muslims, in a total of 141 houses.[4]
In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 760.[1][2] with a total of 3,958 dunams of land (1 dunam=1000 square meters), according to an official land and population survey.[2] Of this, 3,593 dunums were used for cereals;[5] while a 195 dunams were classified as built-up, urban areas.[6]
Zawiya became depopulated on May 24, 1948, after expulsion by theZionist forces.[3][7][8]
