Julis
جولس | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: personal name[1] | |
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  Julis Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′54″N 34°39′13″E / 31.68167°N 34.65361°E | |
| Palestine grid | 117/121 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | June 11, 1948[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,584 dunams (13.584 km2 or 5.245 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,030[2][3] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Hodaya[5] |
Julis (Arabic: جولس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 26.5 kilometers (16.5 mi) northeast of Gaza on a slight elevation along the southern coastal plain. In 1945, there were 1,030 inhabitants in the village. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[6]
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 267
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xix village #287. Also gives cause of depopulation.
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 116
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p.115.