Artuf

Artuf

عرتوف
Artuf عرتوف
	Artuf July 1948. Shortly before it was destroyed by the Harel Brigade
	Etymology: Artuf; personal name
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Artuf (click the buttons)
	Artuf Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°46′03″N 35°00′05″E / 31.76750°N 35.00139°E
Palestine grid	150/130
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	18 July 1948
Area
• Total	403 dunams (40.3 ha or 100 acres)
Population (1945)
• Total	350
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Naham

Artuf (Arabic: عرتوف) was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem foothills depopulated in 1948. It was situated 21.5 kilometers (13.4 mi) west of Jerusalem on a high plateau, surrounded by plains on the south, east, and west. The village was on a secondary road that linked it to the main road to Jerusalem.^[5]

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 284
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Hadawi56 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Morris, 2004, p. xx, village 334. Also gives cause of depopulation
^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi269 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Khalidi, 1992, p.268

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 284

[Hadawi56-2] Cite error: The named reference Hadawi56 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Morris, 2004, p. xx, village 334. Also gives cause of depopulation

[Khalidi269-4] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi269 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Khalidi_1992,_p.268-5] Khalidi, 1992, p.268

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Artuf عرتوف
Artuf July 1948. Shortly before it was destroyed by the Harel Brigade
Etymology: Artuf; personal name^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Artuf (click the buttons)
Artuf Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′03″N 35°00′05″E / 31.76750°N 35.00139°E / 31.76750; 35.00139
Palestine grid	150/130
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	18 July 1948^[3]
Area ^[2]
• Total	403 dunams (40.3 ha or 100 acres)
Population (1945)
• Total	350^[2]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Naham^[4]