Sar'a
Sar'a
صرعة Surah | |
|---|---|
Neby Samit, picture taken between 1900 and 1920 | |
| Etymology: from Zoreah | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Sar'a (click the buttons) | |
Sar'a Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′31″N 34°59′6″E / 31.77528°N 34.98500°E | |
| Palestine grid | 148/131 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | July 18, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,967 dunams (4.967 km2; 1.918 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 340 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Tarum Zorah |
Sar'a (Arabic: صرعة), was a Palestinian Arab village located 25 km west of Jerusalem, depopulated in the 1948 war. The site lies on a hill, at an elevation of about 1,150 feet (350 m) above sea-level.