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Al-Kafrayn (Arabic: الكفرين) was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 12 April 1948 as part of the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. It was located 29.5 km southeast of Haifa.
Archaeological discoveries spanning from the Iron Age to the post-Islamic period have been unearthed at the site. That includes an ancient stone bowl with an inscription in Hebrew, using the Jewish script, was found. The inscription bears the placename "Geva", possibly referring to the ancient city of Gaba/Geva, located 5 kilometers away. This name was also discovered on two objects at the site of the ancient city.
The Crusaders referred to al-Kafrayn as Caforana.
During the 19th and first half of the 20th century, al-Kafryan was one of the settlements in the margins of the so-called "Fahmawi Commonwealth" established by Hebronite clans belonging to Umm al-Fahm. The Commonwealth consisted of a network of interspersed communities connected by ties of kinship, and socially, economically and politically affiliated with Umm al Fahm. The Commonwealth dominated vast sections of Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe, Wadi 'Ara and Marj Ibn 'Amir/Jezreel Valley during that time.
In 1859, Kefrein was estimated to have a population of 200, who cultivated 30 feddans.
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a village of moderate size, on the west side of the watershed, with a spring on that side." A population list from about 1887 showed that Kefrein had about 485 inhabitants, all Muslim.
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Al Kufrain had a population 571; 569 Muslims, and 2 Orthodox Christians, increasing in the 1931 census to 657, all Muslims, in a total of 95 houses.
In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 920 Muslims, and the total land area was 10,882 dunams. Of the land, 147 dunams was for plantations and irrigable land, 9,776 dunums (2,416 acres) for cereals, while 18 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
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Al-Kafrayn
Al-Kafrayn (Arabic: الكفرين) was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 12 April 1948 as part of the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. It was located 29.5 km southeast of Haifa.
Archaeological discoveries spanning from the Iron Age to the post-Islamic period have been unearthed at the site. That includes an ancient stone bowl with an inscription in Hebrew, using the Jewish script, was found. The inscription bears the placename "Geva", possibly referring to the ancient city of Gaba/Geva, located 5 kilometers away. This name was also discovered on two objects at the site of the ancient city.
The Crusaders referred to al-Kafrayn as Caforana.
During the 19th and first half of the 20th century, al-Kafryan was one of the settlements in the margins of the so-called "Fahmawi Commonwealth" established by Hebronite clans belonging to Umm al-Fahm. The Commonwealth consisted of a network of interspersed communities connected by ties of kinship, and socially, economically and politically affiliated with Umm al Fahm. The Commonwealth dominated vast sections of Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe, Wadi 'Ara and Marj Ibn 'Amir/Jezreel Valley during that time.
In 1859, Kefrein was estimated to have a population of 200, who cultivated 30 feddans.
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a village of moderate size, on the west side of the watershed, with a spring on that side." A population list from about 1887 showed that Kefrein had about 485 inhabitants, all Muslim.
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Al Kufrain had a population 571; 569 Muslims, and 2 Orthodox Christians, increasing in the 1931 census to 657, all Muslims, in a total of 95 houses.
In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 920 Muslims, and the total land area was 10,882 dunams. Of the land, 147 dunams was for plantations and irrigable land, 9,776 dunums (2,416 acres) for cereals, while 18 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
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