Kafr 'Ana
Kafr 'Ana
كفرعانة Kafar Ana | |
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Ruins of the mosque of Kafr 'Ana | |
| Etymology: The village of Ana | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Kafr 'Ana (click the buttons) | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°1′28″N 34°52′7″E / 32.02444°N 34.86861°E | |
| Palestine grid | 137/159 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jaffa |
| Date of depopulation | April 25, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,553 dunams (17.553 km2 or 6.777 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 3,020 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Neve Monosson Yagel Or Yehuda |
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Kafr 'Ana (Arabic: كفرعانة, also: Kofr Ana) was a Palestinian town located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) east of Jaffa, built on the ancient site of Ono. In 1945, the town had an estimated population of 2,800 Arabs and 220 Jews. The village was captured by the Haganah in April during the 1948 Palestine war. A number of Palestinian villagers were killed and the rest fled or were expelled, whereafter the village was destroyed. Today, the old village site lies within the modern Israeli city of Or Yehuda.