Abil al-Qamh

Abil al-Qamh

آبل القمح
Abil al-Mayya
Abil al-Qamh آبل القمح Abil al-Mayya
	Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters
	Etymology: "Meadow of Wheat"
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Abil al-Qamh (click the buttons)
	Abil al-Qamh Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°34′51″E / 33.25944°N 35.58083°E
Palestine grid	204/296
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	May 10, 1948
Area
• Total	4,615 dunams (4.6 km2 or 1.8 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	330
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary cause	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Yuval

Abil al-Qamh (Arabic: آبل القمح) was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad. It was depopulated in 1948. It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah.

Abil al-Qamh آبل القمح Abil al-Mayya
Air-photo of the village in 1945; later excavation areas markedin letters
Etymology: "Meadow of Wheat"
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Abil al-Qamh (click the buttons)
Abil al-Qamh Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°15′34″N 35°34′51″E / 33.25944°N 35.58083°E / 33.25944; 35.58083
Palestine grid	204/296
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	May 10, 1948
Area
• Total	4,615 dunams (4.6 km² or 1.8 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	330
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary cause	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Yuval