Sabalan, Safad

Sabalan سبلان
Village
Etymology: Neby Sebelan; the prophet Sebelan[1]
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Sabalan Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°0′42″N 35°20′29″E / 33.01167°N 35.34139°E / 33.01167; 35.34139
Palestine grid	182/268
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	October 30, 1948[3]
Area [4]
• Total	1,798 dunams (1.798 km2 or 444 acres)
Population  (1945)
• Total	70[2]
Current Localities	None

Sabalan (Arabic: سبلان, Sabalân) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict, located 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) northwest of Safad. It stood at an elevation of 800 meters (2,600 ft) above sea level overlooking the Druze village of Hurfeish (now a Druze town). In 1945, Sabalan had a population of 70.^[4] It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War.