Kafr 'Ana

Kafr 'Ana

كفرعانة
Kafar Ana
Kafr 'Ana كفرعانة Kafar Ana
	Kafr 'Ana mosque
	Etymology: The village of Ana
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Kafr 'Ana (click the buttons)
	Kafr 'Ana Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°1′28″N 34°52′7″E / 32.02444°N 34.86861°E
Palestine grid	137/159
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jaffa
Date of depopulation	April 25, 1948
Area
• Total	17,553 dunams (17.553 km2 or 6.777 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	3,020
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Neve Monosson Yagel Or Yehuda

Kafr 'Ana' (Arabic: كفرعانة, also: Kafr Ana) was a Palestinian town located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) east of Jaffa, built on the ancient site of Ono. In 1945, the town had an estimated population of 2,800 Arabs and 220 Jews. Prior to being captured by the pre-state Jewish forces of the Alexandroni Brigade in April of 1948 (weeks before the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War) and facing conflict, the inhabitants fled.^[7] Today, the old village site lies within the confines of the modern Israeli city of Or Yehuda.

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 215
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 27
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 52
^ Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village #218. Also gives cause of depopulation.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Khalidi248 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Volynsky and Arbel, 2015, Or Yehuda
^ HGS\Operations to Alexandroni, etc., "Orders for Operation "Hametz", 26 April 1948. IDFA 6647\49\\15. Cited in Morris, 2004, pp. 217, 286

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 215

[1945p27-2] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 27

[Hadawi52-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 52

[4] Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village #218. Also gives cause of depopulation.

[Khalidi248-5] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi248 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Volynsky2015-6] Volynsky and Arbel, 2015, Or Yehuda

[7] HGS\Operations to Alexandroni, etc., "Orders for Operation "Hametz", 26 April 1948. IDFA 6647\49\\15. Cited in Morris, 2004, pp. 217, 286

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Kafr 'Ana كفرعانة Kafar Ana
Kafr 'Ana mosque
Etymology: The village of Ana^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Kafr 'Ana (click the buttons)
Kafr 'Ana Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°1′28″N 34°52′7″E / 32.02444°N 34.86861°E / 32.02444; 34.86861
Palestine grid	137/159
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jaffa
Date of depopulation	April 25, 1948^[4]
Area ^[3]
• Total	17,553 dunams (17.553 km² or 6.777 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	3,020^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Neve Monosson^[5] Yagel^[5] Or Yehuda^[6]