Bil'in, Gaza
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This article is about the Palestinian village depopulated during the 1948 war. For the Palestinian village in the West Bank, see Bil'in.
Bil'in was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 8, 1948, under Operation An-Far. It was located 39 km northeast of Gaza and the village contained two wells which supplied it with drinking water.
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Bil'in
بعلين | |
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Village | |
Etymology: Balin, from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°41′20″N 34°49′11″E | |
Palestine grid | 132/121 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | Not known[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,036 dunams (8.036 km2 or 3.103 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 180[4][3] |
Current Localities | Qedma[5] |
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