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Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shajara ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees. It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin . The village was very close to the city of Nazareth , about 5 kilometers away. The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dunams (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dunams (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards. Al-Shajara was the home village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali . Also gives the cause of depopulation.
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former Arab villages in Palestine al-Shajara ( ) is a former Palestinian Arab village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin . The last census was taken in 1945 by Sami Hadawi who recorded a population of 770. The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dununs (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dununs (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards. Al-Shajara was the home -village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali . Welcome to al-Shajara PalestineRemembered.
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former Arab villages in Palestine al-Shajara ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin . The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dunams (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dunams (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards. Al-Shajara was the home village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali .
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Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shajara ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin . The village was very close to the city of Nazareth , about 5 kilometers away. The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dunams (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dunams (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards. Al-Shajara was the home village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali . Also gives the cause of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shajara ( Arabic : الشجرة ) was a Palestinian Arab village depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War when its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees. It was located 14 kilometers west of Tiberias on the main highway to Nazareth near the villages of Lubya and Hittin . The village was very close to the city of Nazareth , about 5 kilometers away. The village was the fourth largest by area in Tiberias district. Its economy was based on agriculture. In 1944/45 it had 2,102 dunams (505 acres) planted with cereals and 544 dunams (136 acres) either irrigated or fig and olive orchards. Al-Shajara was the home village of the cartoonist Naji al-Ali . Also gives the cause of depopulation.
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former palestinian arab village depopulated during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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palestinian arab village depopulated by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war when its residents were forcefu
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