Tarshiha

Tarshiha was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Tarshiha
District	District of Acre
Location	27 km northeast of Acre
Israeli occupation date	December 1, 1948
Israeli military operation	????
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	Most was expulsioned but the inhabitants were allowed to resettle along with some internal Palestinian refugees
Remaining structures after occupation	The village was mostly destroyed but the villagers allowed to rebuild it
Population	1596 1931 1945 585 2,522 3,830
Number of houses	1931: 585
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a
Israeli settlement(s)	Meona
Public structures	Two schools

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Tarshiha/index.html