Ein al-Zeitun

Ein al-Zeitun عين الزيتون Ayn az-Zaytun
Village
Ein al-Zeitun, 1948
Etymology: "spring of olives"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Ein al-Zeitun (click the buttons)
Ein al-Zeitun Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°58′51″N 35°29′30″E / 32.98083°N 35.49167°E / 32.98083; 35.49167
Palestine grid	196/265
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	May 2, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	1,100 dunams (1.1 km2 or 300 acres)
Population  (1945)
• Total	820[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	None

Ein al-Zeitun, also spelled Ein Zaytun, Ein ez-Zeitun, Ain al-Zaytun or Ain el-Zeitun, was a Palestinian Arab village, located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Safed in the Upper Galilee. During the early Ottoman period, Ein el-Zeitun had a mixed population of Muslims and Jews. Later, in the 19th century, it became entirely Muslim. The village's small population and land area as well as its proximity to Safad made it a suburb of the city. In 1945, the village had a population of 820 inhabitants and a total land area of 1,100 dunams.^[3] The village was depopulated in 1948, after the Ein al-Zeitun massacre.