Lazzaza
Lazzaza
لزّازة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Etymology: “fastening”, | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Lazzaza (click the buttons) | |
Lazzaza Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′21″N 35°36′42″E / 33.20583°N 35.61167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 207/290 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 21, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,586 dunams (1.586 km2; 0.612 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 230 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
| Current Localities | Beit Hillel. |
Lazzaza (Arabic: لزّازة, transliterated as Lazzâza) was a Palestinian Arab village of 230 in the northern Hula Valley next to the Hasbani River, located 27.5 kilometers (17.1 mi) northwest of Safad. Beit Hillel subsequently expanded onto the land.