Summil
صميل Summeil[1] | |
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Etymology: "Hard and withered"[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°39′56″N 34°47′43″E / 31.66556°N 34.79528°E | |
Grid position | 130/119 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | mid-July, 1948[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,304 dunams (19.304 km2 or 7.453 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 950[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Kedma,[6] Sgula,[6] Menuha,[6] Nahala,[6] Vardon[6] |
Summil (Arabic: صميل) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 36 kilometers (22 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was situated on a sandy hill in the coastal plain and had a population of 950 in 1945. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[6]