Farwana

Farwana
فرونه
Khirbet Farwana, Rohob, Rehob, Tel Rehov
Etymology: Tellûl Farwanah, the mounds of Farwannah, p.n.
1870s map
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A series of historical maps of the area around Farwana (click the buttons)
Farwana
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′47″N 35°29′37″E / 32.46306°N 35.49361°E / 32.46306; 35.49361
Palestine grid196/207
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulation11 May 1948
Area
 • Total
4,996 dunams (4.996 km2 or 1.929 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
330
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities Rechov Chawwat Eden

Farwana (Arabic: فرونه), was a Palestinian village, located 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) south of Bisan, depopulated in 1948.

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