Jerusalem’s Displaced Villages

Talbiya is one of the prestigious neighborhoods in Jerusalem. It was developed between the 1920s and 1930s on land purchased from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate..

Located to the southwest of Jerusalem, 350 meters above sea level, the village contains the remains of an Arab Latin monastery built by the Salesian Fathers […]

Al-Qabu is an ancient Palestinian Arab village located in the southwest of the Jerusalem district. The village was situated atop a broad summit

Today, the village of Al-Walaja is located on a hillside overlooking Nahal Refaim (a tributary of Wadi al-Sarar), near Beit Jala, with a population of approximately..

The village stood on an elongated hill that stretched from southeast to northwest, surrounded on three sides by the deep Wadi al-Sarar that wound its way westward. It was

Khirbat al-‘Umur was located on a small hill on the southern slope of a mountain, facing southward. Wadi al-Ghadeer ran east to west at the base of this mountain.

Bayt ‘Itab was situated atop a high mountain, overlooking several lower surrounding peaks. Its lands extended southwestward to Wadi al-Maghara,

Jerash was a village located on the lower western slope of a mountain, surrounded by valleys to the south, west, and north. A secondary road connected it to the nearby village of Sufla

The village of Bayt Umm al-Mays was located 14 kilometers from Jerusalem. It was situated in a mountainous area, bordered by two deep valleys to the northeast

The village of Sufla was located 18.5 kilometers from Jerusalem and was situated on a ridge extending in an east-west direction. A secondary road connected it to a main

The village of Deir al-Hawa was situated atop a high mountain, overlooking vast expanses of land to the west, north, and south. A secondary road connected it

The village of Sar'a was located approximately 25 kilometers from Jerusalem, situated on a prominent hill on the western slope of a mountain.

The village of Deir ‘Amr was located approximately 12 kilometers west of Jerusalem. It stood on a small elevation along the southern slope of a mountain, facing south.

The village is located 26 kilometers from Jerusalem. It consisted of two separate clusters of houses situated on the western slope of a hill. The village was connected by

The village of Ishwa is located 27 kilometers west of Jerusalem, situated on the road between Beit Jibrin and Bab al-Wad, approximately midway between the

The village of Al-Maliha was located 5.5 kilometers from Jerusalem, situated on a hilltop that overlooked wide areas in all directions except the north.

The village of Sataf was located approximately 10 kilometers from Jerusalem. It stood on the southeastern slope of a mountain, overlooking the Wadi al-Sarar

The village is located 10 kilometers from Jerusalem. It stood prominently on the summit of a mountain, overlooking other surrounding mountains in all directions.

The village is located 11 kilometers from Jerusalem. It was situated south of a mountain peak overlooking a wide area to the south, east, and west. Its inhabitants, who were

The village was situated on a flat area of land, surrounded by sand dunes. To its south extended the desert region known as the "Asqalan Sands" (Rimal ‘Asqalan)

This village is located west of the city of Jerusalem, approximately 26 kilometers away. Its lands are bordered by the villages of Saris, Suba, Al-Qastal, Beit Jiz, Bab

Al-Qatamon is a western neighborhood located slightly south of the city of Jerusalem. It is situated on a hill overlooking most of the Arab and Jewish neighborhoods of

The village stood on a high ridge extending in a roughly north-south direction, then sloping steeply at its northern edge overlooking the Jerusalem-Jaffa highway.

Nataf is a communal settlement located in the central region of the occupied Palestinian territory, approximately 12 miles west of Jerusalem.

The village of Deir Yassin is located approximately 6 kilometers west of Jerusalem and about 2 kilometers south of the main Jerusalem–Jaffa road.

A depopulated Palestinian village, it was situated atop a high hill overlooking vast expanses in all four directions. Al-Qastal was one of the villages

The village is located 9.5 kilometers from Jerusalem. It was situated on an elongated hill extending along a north-south axis, surrounded by valleys

The village is located 15.5 kilometers from Jerusalem. It stood on the western summit of a mountain range extending along an east-west axis. The village was built

Lifta was a Palestinian village situated on the steep slope of a hill, facing north and northwest, overlooking Wadi Salman. The main road connecting Jerusalem

Pronounced with a soft "r" (Ein Karem), meaning "Spring of the Vineyard", the town is located 8 kilometers west of Jerusalem, with a slight southern deviation

The village of Artuf was located approximately 21.5 kilometers from Jerusalem. It stood on a gently elevated hill, surrounded by plains to the south,

‘Allar was located on the northeastern slope of a mountain range, overlooking a valley branching from Wadi al-Sarar, which runs parallel to the range.