Umm 'Ajra
أم عجرة | |
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Village | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°27′56″N 35°31′21″E / 32.46556°N 35.52250°E | |
Palestine grid | 198/207 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | May 31, 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 6,443 dunams (6.443 km2 or 2.488 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 260[1][2] |
Current Localities | Shif’a[3] |
Umm 'Ajra (Arabic: أم عجرة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm 'Ajra provided the village with water.