Al-Ras al-Ahmar

Al-Ras al-Ahmar
Etymology: the red head or hill-top
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Al-Ras al-Ahmar
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°2′21″N 35°28′11″E / 33.03917°N 35.46972°E / 33.03917; 35.46972
Palestine grid194/271
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationOctober 30, 1948
Area
 • Total
7,934 dunams (7.934 km2 or 3.063 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
620
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesKerem Ben Zimra

Al-Ras al-Ahmar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 30, 1948, by the Israeli 7th Armored Brigade during Operation Hiram. It was located 8.5 km north of Safad.

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