In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of safad”. Today it says “arab village”.
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Dallata ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village, located on a hilltop 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) north of Safad .1 Constructed upon an ancient site, it was known to the Crusaders as Deleha . Dallata was included in the late 16th century Ottoman census and British censuses of the 20th century. Its inhabitants were primarily agriculturalists, with some involved in carpentry or trade. Dallata was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war on around May 10, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach . Following the establishment of Israel , the Israeli locality of Dalton was established about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) southwest of the village site. According to Morris, 2004, p. xvi , village #40.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Dallata ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad . It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War possibly on May 10, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach . It was located 6 km north of Safad . The village was known by the Crusaders as "Deleha". A census report in 1596 revealed a population of 127 people. In 1945, it had a population of 360. The village had a small school which had an enrollment of 37 students in 1945.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Dallata ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village, located on a hilltop 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) north of Safad .Constructed upon an ancient site, it was known to the Crusaders as Deleha .Dallata was included in the late 16th century Ottoman census and British censuses of the 20th century.Its inhabitants were primarily agriculturalists, with some involved in carpentry or trade.Dallata was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war on around May 10, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach .Following the establishment of Israel , the Israeli locality of Dalton was established about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) southwest of the village site.
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Place in Safad, Mandatory Palestine Dallata ( Arabic : دلاّتة ) was an Arab village, located on a hilltop 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) north of Safad . Constructed upon an ancient site, it was known to the Crusaders as Deleha . Dallata was included in the late 16th century Ottoman census and British censuses of the 20th century. Its inhabitants were primarily agriculturalists, with some involved in carpentry or trade. Dallata was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war on around May 10, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach . Following the establishment of Israel , the Israeli locality of Dalton was established about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) southwest of the village site. According to Morris, 2004, p. xvi , village #40.
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palestinian arab village in the district of safad
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arab village
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