
Mallaha
Vanished settlement · Mandatory Palestine
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 33.090, 35.582
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: It is also one of the names used in English to refer to the ancient Natufian era settlement at the site.
History
Mallaha was a Palestinian Arab village, located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northeast of Safed, on the highway between the latter and Tiberias. 'Ain Mallaha is the local Arabic name for a spring that served as the water source for the village inhabitants throughout the ages. It is also one of the names used in English to refer to the ancient Natufian era settlement at the site.