Lifta

Lifta

لفتا
Lefta
Lifta لفتا Lefta
	Deserted homes on the hillside
	Etymology: Lifta, personal name
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Lifta (click the buttons)
	Lifta Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°47′43″N 35°11′47″E / 31.79528°N 35.19639°E
Palestine grid	168/133
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	January 1948
Repopulated dates	1948–2017 by Jews
Area
• Total	8,743 dunams (8.743 km2 or 3.376 sq mi)
Population (1948)
• Total	2,958
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Western suburb of Jerusalem

Lifta (Arabic: لفتا; Hebrew: ליפתא) was a Palestinian Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The village was depopulated during the early part of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.

In July 2017, Israel declared Lifta (called Mei Neftoach) as a national nature reserve.^[4] It has been referred to as the "Palestinian Pompeii".^[5]

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 322
^ Morris, 2004, p. xx, village #363
^ Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine also gives village area
^ Cite error: The named reference Naturereserve2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Palestinian ‘Pompeii’ in Jerusalem could face demolition

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 322

[depop-2] Morris, 2004, p. xx, village #363

[3] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine also gives village area

[Naturereserve2017-4] Cite error: The named reference Naturereserve2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Palestinian ‘Pompeii’ in Jerusalem could face demolition

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Lifta لفتا Lefta
Deserted homes on the hillside
Etymology: Lifta, personal name^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Lifta (click the buttons)
Lifta Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°47′43″N 35°11′47″E / 31.79528°N 35.19639°E / 31.79528; 35.19639
Palestine grid	168/133
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	January 1948^[2]
Repopulated dates	1948–2017 by Jews
Area
• Total	8,743 dunams (8.743 km² or 3.376 sq mi)
Population (1948^[3])
• Total	2,958
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Western suburb of Jerusalem