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'''Yazur''' ([[Arabic]]:'''يازور''') |
'''Yazur''' ([[Arabic]]:'''يازور''') was a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] town located 6 kilometers east of [[Jaffa]] that was depopulated in the lead up to the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]]. According to a 1945 census conducted by the [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandatory authorities in Palestine]], Yazur had a population of 4,030, mostly [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s with a small [[Arab Christian]] community of 20 people. Its total land area consisted of 11,807 [[dunam|dunum]] of mostly cultivable land. |
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The town is the birthplace of [[Ahmed Jibril]], the founder and current head of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command]] ([[PFLP-GC]]). On [[December 11]], [[1947]] members of a pro-[[Zionist]] armed group attacked a coffee shop in the town and reportedly killed six men.<ref>[http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jaffa/Yazur/index.html Palestine Remembered - Yazur</ref> Before the official outbreak of the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]], Yazur was being guarded by the [[Arab Liberation Army]] (ALA) who capitulated to pre-state [[Israel]]i forces during an offensive that was part of [[Operation Chametz]] on [[April 30]] [[1948]]. Currently, the [[Jew]]ish towns of [[Azor]] and [[Mikveh Israel]] are located on the former town's land. |
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== Historical structures == |
== Historical structures == |
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In the town of Yazur the remains of an old [[Crusader]] [[church]] built by [[Richard the Lionheart]] called ''Castel des Plaines'' exist as a destroyed multi-domed [[mosque]], the only mosque in Yazur. There are two shrines still located in the town with no considerable damage. One of the shrines is dedicated to a local sage known as [[Sayyidna Haydara]]. It is unknown to |
In the town of Yazur, the remains of an old [[Crusader]] [[church]] built by [[Richard the Lionheart]] called ''Castel des Plaines'' exist as a destroyed multi-domed [[mosque]], the only mosque in Yazur. There are two shrines still located in the town with no considerable damage. One of the shrines is dedicated to a local sage known as [[Sayyidna Haydara]]. It is unknown to whom the other shrine is dedicated. |
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== Persons associated with Yazur == |
== Persons associated with Yazur == |
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Revision as of 02:24, 4 December 2007
Yazur (Arabic:يازور) was a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers east of Jaffa that was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. According to a 1945 census conducted by the Mandatory authorities in Palestine, Yazur had a population of 4,030, mostly Muslim Arabs with a small Arab Christian community of 20 people. Its total land area consisted of 11,807 dunum of mostly cultivable land.
The town is the birthplace of Ahmed Jibril, the founder and current head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC). On December 11, 1947 members of a pro-Zionist armed group attacked a coffee shop in the town and reportedly killed six men.[1] Before the official outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Yazur was being guarded by the Arab Liberation Army (ALA) who capitulated to pre-state Israeli forces during an offensive that was part of Operation Chametz on April 30 1948. Currently, the Jewish towns of Azor and Mikveh Israel are located on the former town's land.
Historical structures
In the town of Yazur, the remains of an old Crusader church built by Richard the Lionheart called Castel des Plaines exist as a destroyed multi-domed mosque, the only mosque in Yazur. There are two shrines still located in the town with no considerable damage. One of the shrines is dedicated to a local sage known as Sayyidna Haydara. It is unknown to whom the other shrine is dedicated.
Persons associated with Yazur
- Ahmed Jibril - founder and head of PFLP-GC
- Hassan ibn Ali al-Yazuri - Fatimid minister in 1095 AD
See also
References
- ^ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jaffa/Yazur/index.html Palestine Remembered - Yazur
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