Kafr 'Ana
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| Arabic | كفرعانا |
| Name meaning | The village of Ana |
| Also spelled | Kafar Ana |
| Subdistrict | Jaffa |
| Coordinates | 32°1′38″N 34°52′5″E / 32.02722°N 34.86806°ECoordinates: 32°1′38″N 34°52′5″E / 32.02722°N 34.86806°E |
| Palestine grid | 137/159 |
| Population | 3,020 (1945) |
| Area | 17,553 dunams 17.6 km² |
| Date of depopulation | April 25, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Neve MonossonOr Yehuda |
Kafr 'Ana' (Arabic: كفرئنا, also: Kafr Ana) was a Palestinian town located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) east of Jaffa, built on the ancient site of Ono. In 1945, the town had an estimated population of 2,800 Arabs and 220 Jews. Captured by the pre-state Jewish forces of the Alexandroni Brigade prior to the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it was depopulated.
The Canaanites and Israelites referred to the town as Ono (1 Chronicles 8:12), which name continued all throughout the First and Second Temple periods.
Jewish classical writings mention the city as being formerly enclosed by a wall. Kafr 'Ana was known as Onous in the Byzantine era, and ceramics from that era have been found here.
During early Ottoman rule in Palestine, the revenues of the village of Kafr 'Ana were in 1557 designated for the new waqf of Hasseki Sultan Imaret in Jerusalem, established by Hasseki Hurrem Sultan (Roxelana), the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent. In 1596, Kafr 'Ana appeared in the census located in the Nahiya of Ramla of the Liwa of Gazza. The population was 11 households, all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, vineyards, fruit trees, sesame, goats and beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a total of 26,800 Akçe. All of the revenue went to a waqf.
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