Sataf
Sataf
صطاف | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Remains of Sataf village | |
| Etymology: from a personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Sataf (click the buttons) | |
Sataf Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′9″N 35°7′38″E / 31.76917°N 35.12722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 162/130 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | July 13–14, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,775 dunams (3.775 km2; 1.458 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 540 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Sataf (Arabic: صطاف, Hebrew: סטף) was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located 10 km west of Jerusalem, with Sorek Valley (Arabic: Wadi as-Sarar) bordering to the east.
Two springs, Ein Sataf and Ein Bikura flow from the site into the riverbed below.
A monastery located across the valley from Sataf, i.e. south of Wadi as-Sarar, known by local Arabs as Ein el-Habis (the "Spring of the Hermitage"), is officially called Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness.
Today it is a tourist site showcasing ancient agricultural techniques used in the Jerusalem Mountains.