Artuf
Artuf
عرتوف | |
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Artuf July 1948. Shortly before it was destroyed by the Harel Brigade | |
| Etymology: Artuf; personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Artuf (click the buttons) | |
Artuf Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′03″N 35°00′05″E / 31.76750°N 35.00139°E | |
| Palestine grid | 150/130 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | 18 July 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 403 dunams (40.3 ha; 100 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 350 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Naham |
Artuf (Arabic: عرتوف) was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem foothills depopulated in 1948. It was situated 21.5 kilometers (13.4 mi) west of Jerusalem on a high plateau, surrounded by plains on the south, east, and west. The village was on a secondary road that linked it to the main road to Jerusalem.