Tall al-Shawk

Tall al-Shawk تل الشوك Tall al Shauk[1]
Village
Etymology: the mound of thorns[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Tall al-Shawk (click the buttons)
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 grid	193/211
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Baysan
Date of depopulation	May 12, 1948[1]
Population  (1945)
• Total	120[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence 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.