| Al-Salihiyya | |
| Arabic | الصالحية |
| Also Spelled | Salihiya[1] |
| District | Safad |
| Coordinates | 33°10′02.25″N 35°36′44.60″E / 33.1672917°N 35.612389°ECoordinates: 33°10′02.25″N 35°36′44.60″E / 33.1672917°N 35.612389°E |
| Population | 1520 (1945) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | May 25, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Whispering campaign |
Al-Salihiyya (Arabic: الصالحية) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 25, 1948 by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 25 km northeast of Safad, situated on the intersection of the Jordan River and Wadi Tur'an.
In 1945 it had a population of 1,520.
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