Mallaha

Mallaha was a Palestinian Arab village, located 16 kilometers northeast of , on the highway between the latter and . 'Ain Mallaha is the local Arabic name for a spring that served as the water source for the village inhabitants throughout the ages.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Abandoned locality
  • Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Malahah”, “Mallāha”, and “Mallahah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ein Mallaha and Hula Nature Reserve.

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ʿAin Mallaha or Eynan was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, occupied circa 14,326–12,180 cal. BP. The settlement is an example of hunter-gatherer sedentism, a crucial step in the transition from foraging to farming.

Protected area
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is a protected area.

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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 25, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramot Naftali and Yesud HaMa’ala.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 516. is situated 3½ km northwest of Mallaha.

Village
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Yesud HaMa'ala is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the . Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah. is situated 3½ km southeast of Mallaha.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 773. is situated 4½ km southeast of Mallaha.

Mallaha

Latitude
33.08333° or 33° 5′ north
Longitude
35.58333° or 35° 35′ east
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q3HMM+88
Geo­Names ID
294365
Wiki­data ID
Q6744036
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mallaha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ملاحة، فلسطين”
  • Arabic: “ملاحة”
  • Indonesian: “Mallaha”
  • Persian: “ملاحه”
  • Urdu: “ملاحہ”

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