Al-Samiriyya
Al-Samiriyya
السامرية Samiriya, al- | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Kh. es Sâmrîyeh, ruin of the Samaritans | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Samiriyya (click the buttons) | |
Al-Samiriyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′15″N 35°29′14″E / 32.43750°N 35.48722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 196/204 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 27, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,873 dunams (3.873 km2; 1.495 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 250 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Sdei Trumot |
Al-Samiriyya (Arabic: السامرية), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 27, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 7 km southeast of Baysan.