Artuf

Artuf
عرتوف
Artuf July 1948. Shortly before it was destroyed by the Harel Brigade
Etymology: Artuf; personal name
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Artuf (click the buttons)
Artuf
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′03″N 35°00′05″E / 31.76750°N 35.00139°E / 31.76750; 35.00139
Palestine grid150/130
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJerusalem
Date of depopulation18 July 1948
Area
 • Total
403 dunams (40.3 ha or 100 acres)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
350
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesNaham

Artuf (Arabic: عرتوف) was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem foothills depopulated in 1948. It was situated 21.5 kilometers (13.4 mi) west of Jerusalem on a high plateau, surrounded by plains on the south, east, and west. The village was on a secondary road that linked it to the main road to Jerusalem.

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