Qannir
Village in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qannir (Arabic: قنْير) was a Palestinian village, located 35 kilometers south of Haifa. With 750 inhabitants in 1945, it was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
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Qannir
قنْير Kannir | |
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Village | |
Etymology: from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°31′42″N 35°01′51″E | |
Palestine grid | 153/214 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | 25 April 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 10,826 dunams (10.826 km2 or 4.180 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 750[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Secondary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Regavim[5] |
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