Fāra

Fara was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, under Operation Hiram. It was located 11.5 km north of Safad on the Wadi al-Fara.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Fara, Safad”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yir’on and Bar’am.

Village
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Yir'on is a kibbutz in the in northern . Located adjacent to the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 400.

Village
Photo: MASQUERAID, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar'am is a kibbutz in northern . Located approximately 300 meters from Israel's border with near the ruins of the ancient Jewish village of Kfar Bar'am.

Village
is a municipality located in the Caza of in the in . It was widely demolished by Israeli troops in 2026. is situated 3 km northwest of Fāra.

Fāra

Latitude
33.06667° or 33° 4′ north
Longitude
35.45° or 35° 27′ east
Elevation
679 metres (2,228 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q3C8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
295106
Wiki­data ID
Q5434675
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Fāra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فارة”
  • Persian: “فاره”
  • Polish: “Fara (Palestyna)”
  • Polish: “Fara”
  • Urdu: “فارہ، صفد”

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