Kafr Saba
Kafr Saba (Arabic: كفر سابا), historically Capharsaba, was a Muslim village famous for its shrine dating to the Mamluk period and for a history stretching back for two millennia. The village was depopulated of its Arab residents by Jewish forces on May 13, 1948, one day before the new State of Israel was declared.Much of the village's ruins were built over as the neighboring modern Israel town of Kfar Saba expanded in the late 20th century; the location of the built up area of the village is now the Shikun Kaplan area of modern Kfar Saba, and part of it is known as the "Kfar Saba Archaeological Garden" or "Tel Kfar Saba". Two domed maqams remain, located on either side of Route 55 between Kfar Saba and Qalqiliyya. The larger of the two is called Nabi Yamin, situated on the east side. About 40 meters (44 yd) away, on the west side of the road, is a much smaller shrine named Nabi Serakha. The Nabi Yamin shrine sits on what has historically been considered by Jews to be the biblical character Benjamin and was later taken over by a Haredi Jewish sect.
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N 32.181111111111 ° | E 34.937222222222 ° |
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4445810 Kfar Saba
Center District, Israel
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