Mallaha
Mallaha was a Palestinian Arab village, located 16 kilometers northeast of Safed, on the highway between the latter and Tiberias. 'Ain Mallaha is the local Arabic name for a spring that served as the water source for the village inhabitants throughout the ages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Ein Mallaha
Photo: Guyassaf, Public domain.
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.
Hula Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hula Nature Reserve is a protected area.
Harrawi
Peak
Harrawi 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 Yesud HaMa’ala and Ramot Naftali.
Yesud HaMa’ala
Village
Yesud HaMa'ala is a moshava and local council in northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. Built in 1883, the community was among a series of agricultural settlements founded during the First Aliyah. Yesud HaMa’ala is situated 3½ km southeast of Mallaha.
Ramot Naftali
Village
Photo: Someone35, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramot Naftali is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 496. Ramot Naftali is situated 3½ km northwest of Mallaha.
Hulata
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Hulata is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Hula Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 752. Hulata is situated 4½ km southeast of Mallaha.
Mallaha
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, and former settlement
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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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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