Umm Khalid

Umm Khalid
أم خالد
Mukhalid,[1] Castellare Rogerii Longobardi
Ancient sycamore tree, Umm Khalid
Ancient sycamore tree, Umm Khalid
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
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Umm Khalid is located in Mandatory Palestine
Umm Khalid
Umm Khalid
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°19′45″N 34°51′55″E / 32.32917°N 34.86528°E / 32.32917; 34.86528
Palestine grid137/192
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictTulkarm
Date of depopulation20 March 1948[4]
Area
[3]
 • Total
2,894 dunams (2.894 km2 or 1.117 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
970[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Current LocalitiesNetanya

Umm Khalid (Arabic: أم خالد), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of Tulkarm. It was an ancient site in the central coastline of what is now the city of Netanya, Israel.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SWP135 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 22
  3. ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 77
  4. ^ Morris, 2004, p.xviii, village 188 and p.129 gives fear of