| Arab al-Samniyya | |
|---|---|
  Arab al-Samniyya | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′48″N 35°10′50″E / 33.04667°N 35.18056°E | |
| Population | 200 |
Arab al-Samniyya (Arabic language: عرب السمنية), also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, is a depopulated Palestinian village in the Western Galilee that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was located in the Acre District of the British Mandate of Palestine, 19.5 km northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945 the village had a population of 200 Arabs and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.
Before 1948[]
The village was situated on a rocky hill near the road linking Ra´s al-Naqura with Safad. Its houses were made of stone. A dirt path linked it to the coastal highway and thence to Acre. The villagers cultivated grain, figs, and olives. In 1944/45 a total of 174 dunams were allocated to grain crops; 22 dunums were irrigated and planted with orchards.[1]
1948 War[]
The village was captured by Israel's 7th and Carmeli Brigades on 31 October 1948 during the Israeli Defense Force offensive, Operation Hiram. The village was completely destroyed, and only building rubble left behind. The village remained depopulated of its inhabitants. In 1950, the Jewish settlement of Ya'ara was established on the depopulated land.[2]
IDF soldiers during Operation Hiram, photographed at Sa'sa', 30 October 1948
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References[]
Bibliography[]
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). "Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine". Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). "All That Remains". Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6. http://books.google.com/?id=uM_kFX6edX8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=benny+morris&q.
External links[]
- Welcome To 'Arab al-Samniyya
- Arab Al-Samniyya at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
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