Beit Safafa Village

Location: 6 km southwest of Jerusalem.
Name: Its name is a misrepresentation of the Syriac word for "thirsty" meaning thirsty.
Occupation Year: When the Armistice Agreement between the Arabs and the Jews was concluded in 1948, the result was to give the Jews half the village, and remained until that occupied The rest of Palestine in 1967.
Its land area: 3314 dunums.
Surrounding villages: Baltir, Malha, Sur Baher.
Most famous family: Bani Hassan.