Damun
Damun
الدامون Damun | |
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1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Damun (click the buttons) | |
Damun Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′37″N 35°10′59″E / 32.87694°N 35.18306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/254 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | 15–16 July 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,310 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Damun (Arabic: الدامون, romanized: al-Damūn), was a Palestinian Arab village located 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) from the Mediterranean port city of Acre that was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, Damun had 1,310 inhabitants, most of whom were Muslim and the remainder Christians. Damun bordered the Na'amin River (Belus River), which the village's inhabitants used as a source of irrigation and drinking water from installed wells.