Yajur, Haifa

Yajur
ياجور
Etymology: from personal name
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Yajur
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°45′31″N 35°03′26″E / 32.75861°N 35.05722°E / 32.75861; 35.05722
Palestine grid155/240
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictHaifa
Date of depopulationApril 25, 1948
Area
 • Total
2,720 dunams (2.72 km2; 1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
610
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary causeInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesYagur

Yajur (Arabic: ياجور, Yâjûr) was a Palestinian Arab village located 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) southeast of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 25, 1948.

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