Nimrin
نمرين | |
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Etymology: well-watered[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°48′15″N 35°25′24″E / 32.80417°N 35.42333°E | |
Palestine grid | 190/245 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | 16-17 July 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 12,019 dunams (12.019 km2 or 4.641 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 320[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Achuzzat Naftali, IDF ammunition depot |
Nimrin was a Palestinian Arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.