Arab al-Samniyya
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Arab al-Samniyya (Arabic: عرب السمنية), also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, was a Palestinian village in the Western Galilee that was captured and depopulated 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 Arab and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.
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Arab al-Samniyya
عرب السمنية Arab al-Samniya | |
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Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°02′48″N 35°10′50″E | |
Palestine grid | 165/272 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Acre |
Date of depopulation | 31 October 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,872 dunams (1.872 km2 or 0.723 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 200[1][2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Ya'ara[3] |
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