Tall al-Shawk

Tall al-Shawk
تل الشوك
Tall al Shauk[1]
Village
Etymology: the mound of thorns[2]
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Tall al-Shawk is located in Mandatory Palestine
Tall al-Shawk
Tall al-Shawk
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°29′49″N 35°27′43″E / 32.49694°N 35.46194°E / 32.49694; 35.46194
Palestine grid193/211
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulationMay 12, 1948[1]
Population
 (1945)
 • Total120[3]
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall

Tall al-Shawk (Arabic: تل الشوك), was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located five km west of Baysan between the al-Januna'in River to the north and Wadi al-Jawsaq to the south. The village was built above an ancient archeological site and granite columns remain.

  1. ^ a b Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #125. Also gives cause of depopulation, with a "?"
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 169
  3. ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 7