Khirbat al-Tannur
Khirbat al-Tannur
خربة التنور | |
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| Etymology: "The lower Allar" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat al-Tannur (click the buttons) | |
Khirbat al-Tannur Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′54″N 35°02′55″E / 31.71500°N 35.04861°E | |
| Palestine grid | 154/124 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948 |
| Population (19th century) | |
• Total | 400 |
| Current Localities | Mata |
Khirbat al-Tannur (Arabic: خربة التنور), also known as Allar al-Sifla ("Lower Allar"), was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, near Allar. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948, under Operation Ha-Har. It was located 18.5 km west of Jerusalem.