Hunin
Hunin was a Palestinian Arab village in the Galilee Panhandle part of Mandatory Palestine, close to the Lebanese border. It was the second largest village in the district of Safed, but was depopulated during the Nakba by Israeli forces in 1948.
Avi1111, Public domain.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 660 metres (2,160 feet)
- Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as“Margaliyot”“Margaliyyot”“Merghelyout”
Places of Interest
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Tziporen Outpost
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Places in the Area
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Kiryat Shmona
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Hunin
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Latitude
33.2154° or 33° 12′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.5444° or 35° 32′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G5Q6G8V+5Q
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Hunin” goes by many names.
HuninIndonesian
هونینPersian
HuninPolish
ہونینUrdu
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